16. The way they talked ______the problem seemed impossible.

　A. about settling　　 B. to settle　　 C, of settling　　 D. about to settle

15. They called at every door, ______people to buy their products.

　A. forcing　 B. forced　　 C. to force　　 D. having forced

14. ______by a famous musician, the music sounds wonderful.

　A. Performing　B. Performed　C. To be performed　D. To perform

13. I have examined the papers_________ the matter.

　A. refer to　 B. referred to　 C. referring　 D. referring to

12. The news that the Chinese team won three gold medals that day ______ very________.

　A. was; encouraging　　　　 B. were; encouraging

　C. was; encouraged　　　　 D. were; encouraged

11. Rik writes his own song and plays ______ as well.

　A. guitar　　　 B. guitars　　　 C. the guitar　　　 D. the guitars

10. Don't play with those matches again, ______ the whole house will catch fire.

　A. and　　　 B. so　　　 C. or　　　 D. because

9. I am a little thirsty. Would you please _____ me some water? There’s none left in this bottle, you see.

　A. fetch　　　 B. take　　　 C. bring　　　 D. carry

8. The police said that they would look ______ the matter.

　A. farther into　　 B. farther onto　 C. further into　　 D. further onto

7. Alice marred _______John last year.

　A. to　　 B. with　　 C. for　　 D. /