15. __________ for the breakdown of the school computer network, Alice was in low spirits.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　(2006·福建)

A. Blaming　　　　　　

B. Blamed

C. To blame　

D. To be blamed

14. He began to take political science __________ only when he left school.

　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　(2007·湖北)

　 A. strictly　　　

B. truly　　

C. carefully　

D. seriously

13. Bill wasn’t happy about the delay of the report by Jason, and __________.

(2008·辽宁)

A. I was neither　　　　

B. neither was I

C. I was either　　　

D. either was I

12. I used to quarrel a lot with my parents, but now we __________ fine.

(2008·四川)

　A. look out

B. stay up

C. carry on　

D. get along

11. Dogs have a very good __________ of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (2008·浙江)

A. sense　　

B. view　　

C. means　　

D. idea

10. -I didn’t mean __________ my mother.　

-But talking to her like that meant　 her.

A. hurting; hurting　　 　 　　

B. to hurt; hurting　　

C. hurting; to hurt　　

D. to hurt; to hurt

9. It seems that you need to apologize quickly __________ a good friend.

A. avoiding to lose　

B. to avoid losing

C. avoiding losing

D. to avoid to lose

8. The poster was revised __________ the suggestions of other group members.

A. based on　　　

B. to base on　　

C. basing on　　

D. which based on

7. When the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami(海啸), the worst-ever natural　 disasters, happened, the people there __________ heavy losses.

A. received　 　　

B. suffered　

C. accepted　 　　

D. occurred