2. Of the two brothers, Bill is _______ younger one, and he is a quiet boy, ________ that most adults like very much. w*w*w*k*s*5*u*c*o*m

A. a, one　　 B. a, the one　　 C. the, one　　 D. the, the one

1. Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane ________.

A. takes off　　 B. is taking off　　 C. has taken off　　 D. took off

15. Work means much to me. It is _________ of my life _________ air, water and sunlight.

A. a part as much; as　　 B. as much a part; as　　

C. as a part much; as　　 D. so much a part; as

1-5 ABABD　　　 6-10 AADBB　　　 11-15 ACCDB

14. --How's Karen today?　 --She is feeling slightly ________ she was yesterday.

A. other than　　 B. more than　　 C. rather than　　 D. better than

13. The hospital in Harbin is already _________ of shocking mistreatment, as a 74-year-old man died of heart failure, after 67 days of treatment which cost the family 5.5 million yuan.

A. acquired　　 B. charged　　 C. accused　　 D. punished w*w*w*k*s*5*u*c*o*m

12. His letter was so confusing that I could hardly make any ________ of it.

A. explanation　　 B. meaning　　 C. sense　　 D. guess

11. -- ________ I remind you of is to return the book to our English teacher.

--I will give it to him I see him.

A. What; the moment　　 B. That; immediately　 　

C. What; while　　 D. Whether; once

10. The World Health Organization warns that Asian countries _________ attentive to bird flu since Asia ________ rid of the disease completely.

A. should keep; has got　　 B. must remain; has not got　　　

C. ought to stay; got　　 D. shall be; had not got

9. _________ we admit that there are still some problems about the system of modern education, we don't mean that it is of no use.　　　　　

A. Until　　 B. While　　 C. As　　 D. Unless w*w*w*k*s*5*u*c*o*m

8. --I really thought I'd be offered the job.

--Oh, well, _________, Clark.

A. you are right　　 B. best wishes　　 C. congratulations　　 D. better luck next time