16. The teacher demanded that ______ should Mark change his mind.

A. no way　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. no doubt　　　　　　　　　 C. under no circumstances　　 D. by no means

15. The beautiful views and the friendly people are ______ new comers like San Francisco.

A. when　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　 　　　　 C. where　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. why

14. It was ______ to everyone that he was seriously ill, because he was looking pale all day.

A. vague　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. apparent　　　　　　　　　 C. deliberate　　　　 　　　　 D. loose

13. ______ Lucy were not given timely treatment, she would suffer from a cough for the rest of her life shocked me terribly.

A. That　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. If　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 C. That if　　　　　　 　　　　 D. If that

12. “Thanks a lot” is a common ______ in English. People almost use it every day.

A. idiom　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. passage　　　　　　　　　　 C. expression　　　 　　　　 D. vocabulary

11. They carried out an assessment of the project this morning and the results will be assessed ______.

A. on time　　　　　　　　　　　 B. after time　　　　 　　　　 C. before time　　　 　　　　 D. over time

10. I picked up a paper at random, ______ through the headlines and put it back where it had been.

A. looking　　　　　　　　　　　 B. looked　　　　　　 　　　　 C. to look　　　　　　 　　　　 D. and looked

9. The company in our city ______ those big investors from the West.

A. has a link with　 　　　　 B. has a hand in　　　　　　 C. is in line with　　　　　 D. is in charge of

8. The government had to admit that the ______ between blacks and whites was wrong.

A. separation　　　　　　　　　 B. identification　　　　　　 C. discrimination　　　　　 D. liberation

7. The letter______, he hurried to the supermarket to do some shopping.

A. posting　　　　　　　　　　　 B. posted　　　　　　 　　　　 C. having posted　　　　　 D. had been posted