15. The employee must have been dismissed by the employer last month, _______ he?

A. haven’t　　　 B. hasn’t

C. didn’t　　　 D. wasn’t

14. -I’m going to Guilin next week. Do you have anything _______ there?

-No, but thank you all the same.

A. to be taken　　　 　B. to take

C. taking　　　　　　 D. taken

13. The rescue team _______ to help but failed to get there in time.

　 A. had wanted　　　　　　 B. have planned

　 C. were expecting　　　　 　D. hoped

12. _______ the temperature falling so rapidly, we couldn’t go on with the experiment.

A. Since　　 B. With　　

C. As　　 　D. For

11. -Do you know Uncle Tom is crazy about gardening?

-Sure. He _______ his flowers in the garden now.

A. may be watering B. must be watering　

C. could look after 　　 D. ought to watch

10. A house built of stone lasts longer than　 _______built of wood.

A. one　　　 B. the one

C. a one　　 　D. the house

9. -We have fine weather today, don’t we?

-Yes. It’s a bit cold, _______.

A. still 　　　　B. too

C. though　　 D. besides

8. -Will you go to see the film with me this weekend?

-It _______.

A. all depend　　　　 B. all depends

C. is all depended　　 　D. is all depending