14.　　　　 you don’t wear warm clothes in such cold weather, it’s not surprising that you catch a bad cold.

　　　 A. So　　　　　 　 B. If　　　 　 C. Though　 　　　　　 D. But

13. Of all the books published recently, only a few are worth　　　　 .

　 　　 A. to be reading　　 　　 B. having read　　　　 　　　 C. to read　 　　　　　　　　　 D. reading

12. I　　　　 on my report all day tomorrow, because it is a tough job to do.

　 　　 A. work　　 　　　　 B. has been working　　 　　 C. will be working　 　 D. are to work

11. I’d like to place a (n)　　　　 for the book with the publishing company.

　　　 A. command　　 　 B. order　　　 　　 C. demand　　　　　 　 D. package

10.　　　　 hard one may work, one cannot master a foreign language in a year or two.

　 　　 A. Whenever　 　　　 B. Wherever　 　　 C. Whatever　　　　 　 D. However

9. - I am afraid of the coming physics exam tomorrow morning.

　　　 -　　　　　 I’m sure you will pass it!

　　　 A. Keep cool!　　　　　　　　　　 B. Have a great time!　

　　　 C. Why didn’t you study hard?　 　　　 D. What a pity!

8. He managed to pass his driving test　　　　 he was a poor driver.

　 　　 A. as　　　　　　 　　 B. if　　　　　　 C. although　　　　 　 D. because

7. We got　　　　 in a traffic jam this morning, which made us forty minutes late for the meeting.

　　　 A. wrapped　　 　　 B. stuck　　　　　 　　 C. attracted　　　　 　 D. absorbed

6. It will not be long before our food　　　　 , so we had better buy some in advance.

　 　　 A. puts out　　 　　 B. leaves out　 　　 C. works out　 　　　　 D. runs out

5. Frank prefers to spend the summer vacation in the small town in California,　　　　 he was brought up by his uncle.

　　　 A. where　　　 　 B. which　　　　 C. when　　　　　　 　 D. in that