15. ―May I take your order now?

　　　 ―_________

　　　 ―OK, I’ll come back in a few minutes.

　　　 A. No, we need more time.　　　　　　　　　　 B. Could you bring us the bill?

　　　 C. Yes, here it is. Thank you.　　　　　　　　　 D. Sure, we’d love to.

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　　 Time is very important in our lives. It 　16 　our everybody moments. However, time never had any 　17 　in my life until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more 　18 .

　　 It’s round in the center with two silver bands that go around my wrist. And all of it is made of silver. This 　19　 tells me the importance of time in my life.

　　 I received this 　20 　on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 am to 　21 　up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house 　22 　, I was late because I was 　23 　out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I　 24 　my uncle, but I was very　 25 　for him. He had 　426 　the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.

　　 I got to my father’s house at 2:00 pm on the same day and looking at my angry father’s face I felt　 27 　of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my 　28 　father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him where he handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, “Essa, did you have 　29 　with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes, father, and I’m sorry about not picking up my uncle Ali.” He said, “What you 　30 　was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 　31 　.” I was ashamed and said, “Father, I’ll never do it again, I promise.” He said, “I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a 　32 　for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my 33　 　.

I learned a very important lesson from my father: to 　34 　time and never be late to get someone. This watch is 　35 　to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

14. Online paper-checking requires that more attention _______.

　　　 A. be paid to spelling　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to be paid to spelling

　　　 C. should pay to spelling　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. and spelling be paid to

13. The TV sets made by our factory sell best, but 10 years ago no one could have guessed the place in the markets that they _______.

　　　 A. were having　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. had had

C. were to have　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. had

12. I’m afraid that it is you, ________ Bernard, _______ to blame.

　　　 A. more than; who is　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. rather; that are

　　　 C. other than; that is　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. less than; which are

11. Much to our surprise, the first performance was well _______.

　　　 A. accepted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. received

C. accepting　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. receiving

10. They kept trying, and their efforts finally _______.

　　　 A. make it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. paid off

C. are made it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. are paid off

9. She ______ behind the door in order not to be found. Two minutes later she was safe again.

　　　 A. hold her breath　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. catch her breath

C. held her breath　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lost her breath

8. Here are some toys. You can _______ one for your little son as a birthday gift.

　　　 A. rule out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pick out

C. take out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. carry out

7. We all ______ Yang Liwei as an example of a man who managed to live hid dream.

　　　 A. look forward to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. look back

C. look up to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. look over

6. Let’s put off the picnic until next week, _____ the weather may be better.

　　　 A. then　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. if

C. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when