14. (　 )She would rather have a room _____than sleep with her sister.

　　　　 A. on her own　　 B. of her own　　 C. of hers　 D. for her

15(　 ) For some reason , it ____all day over the two weeks.

　　　　 A. rained　　 B . rains　　 C. was raining　　 D. has been raining

13. (　 ) John said he would pay ____second visit to China ___next month.

　　　 A. the; /　　 B. the ;　 the　　 C. a ; the　　 D.a ; /

12. (　 )One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain ____ good knowledge of basic word formation .

　　　 A. /　　 B. a　　 C. the　　 D.one

11. (　 ) In recent weeks you have been late every day. Please ____yourself.

　　　 A. express　　 B. excuse　 C. explain　　 D. say

10. (　 ) Our teacher often tells us to make it easy when we _____an exam.

　　　 A. hold　 B. join　　 C .take　　 D. give

9. (　 ) He didn’t explain ____why he was late , which made us unhappy.

　　　 A. of us　　 B. us　　　 C. for us　　 D. to us

8. (　 ) I do every single bit of housework ______my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then.

　　　　 A. since　　 B. while　　 C. when　　 D. as

7. (　 ) There are a great many people on the playground . Some are standing still ___others are walking about.

　 　　A. where　　 B. when　　 C. while　　 D. but

6. (　 ) _____ the houses were knocked down in the earthquake.

　　　 A. A great many　　　　 B. The number of　

C. A great many of　　　 D. A great deal of

5. (　 ) My deskmate has some trouble ____spelling some of the words in American English while I have some difficulty _____pronunciation.

　　　 A. with ; with　　 B. in ; with　　 C. in; in　　 D. with;　 in