15．He hurried to the booking office only________that all the tickets had been sold out.

A．to tell　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．to be told

C．telling　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．told

14．Oil prices have risen________32 percent since last year，________a record $84.65 a barrel on Nov.9.

A．by；reached　 　　　　　　　 B．by；reaching

C．by；to reach　 　　　　　　　 D．to；reaching

13．All that this young man dreams of is to make________and live________.

A．a big fortune；an easy life

B．a big money；an easy life

C．big fortune；easy life

D．big money；easy life

12．With the electricity________because of the road repairs，the whole building was completely dark.

A．cut up　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．cut off

C．cut out　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．cut down

11．-Tommy，do the dishes.

-Mum，it’s a girl’s job.I would rather________the floor.

A．to sweep　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．sweep

C．sweeping　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．swept

10．My friend Bob just bought an apartment in a suburb of Beijing last week，which is much smaller than ours but is three times________expensive.

A．very　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．so

C．too　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．as

9．-Your daughter looks too thin for her height.

-Yes.She is too________about food.There is no way of making her fat.

A．special　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．particular

C．unusual　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．especial

8．-Why are the two students standing at the gate of the teachers’office?

-They________to each other in class and________.

A．have whispered；are punishing

B．had whispered；were punished

C．whispered；are being punished

D．are whispering；were being punished

7．Our teacher looked here and there on our playground________ looking for something.

A．even though　 　　　　　　　 B．even if

C．as if　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．only if

6．-I wonder how to________to him when I get a present from my foreign friend Jack.

-Of course say “Thank you”．

A．invite　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．answer

C．manage　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．react