14. No one was ever_____ watching him-his subtle acting made everything _____.

　 A. boring; entertaining　 B. bored; entertained　　　 C. bored; entertaining　 D. boring; entertaining

13. Only when the police showed her the evidence ______ that she had stolen the money.

　 A. she admitted　　　 　　 B. admitted she 　　　 　　　 C. she did admit　　　 　 D. did she admit

12. _____ is surprising is that his son is so well-behaved, while his daughter is very naughty.

　 A. It　　 　　　　　　　　 B. What　　 　　 　　 C. As　　　 　　　 　　 D. That

11. ---- Eric, as well as his friends, _______ taking the trip.

　　 ---- That’s not surprising. Not only Eric but also his friends_____ going to take the final exam.

　　 A. is against; are 　 　　B. are against; is　　 　 　 C. are for; are　　　　 D. is for; is

10. The number of employees in our company ______, so a great number of new desks ______.

　　 A. are increasing; is needed　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. have increased; are needed

　　 C. has increased; is needed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. is increasing; are needed

9. The girl forgot all that she had prepared to say with many eyes ______ her.

A. crowded in 　 　　　　 B. focused on　　　　　 C. looked into　　　 D. kept off

7. The company ______ founded in 2005 and two-thirds of the employees ______ women.

　 A. are; are　　　 　　B. was; are 　　 　　　　 C. are; is　　 　 　D. were; was

8. Mike often argues _____ his friend _____ small things, which makes all of us very unhappy.

　 A. with; for　　 　　B. to; for　 　　　　 　　　 C. to; about 　　　 　D. with; about

5. ---- What’s the matter with Jeff?　 　---- _______ has made him unhappy.

A. Having not invited　 B. Not to invite　　 　C. Not being invited　 D. Not having invited

6. I bought the same shirt as my brother has, but it cost me _______ his.

A. as much twice as　　 B. twice as much as　　　 C. much as twice as　 D. as twice as much

4. With so many people_______ in English every day, we can see it will be more and more important _______a good knowledge of English．

A. to communicate, have　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. communicate; having

C. communicating; to have　　　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 D. communicated; to have

3. Although he is content _____ his present income, he isn’t content ______ for such a strict boss.

A. for; to work 　　　　 B. for; working　　 C. with; working　　 D. with; to work