15. He made a mistake, but then he corrected the situation _____ it got worse.

A. until　　　　　　　　 B. when

C. before　　　　　　　　 D. as　

14.Don't mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may ____ the shocking ending.

A. give away　　 B. give out　　 C. give up　　 D. give off

13. ___________ is well-known to all, too much stress (压力) can cause disease.

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

12. The boy was caught _______ in the examination room and he was later punished for doing so.

　 A. cheat　　 B. cheated　　 C. cheating　　　 D. to cheat

11. ----What’s wrong with the man?

　 ----___________ from school for nothing has made him mad.

　 A. His son is absent　　　　　 B. His son being absent

C. His son’s being absent　　　 D. His son’s being absence

10. --- Hi, Tracy, you look tired.

　 --- I am tired. I ___ the living room all day.

　 A. painted　　　　 　　　 　　　 B. had painted　　　　

C. have been painting 　 　　　　　　　 D. was painting

9. ___ time and labor , cartoonists generally draw the hands of their characters with only 3 fingers and a thumb .

　 A. To save B. Having saved　 C. Saving　　 D. Saved

8. At that time some scientists began to think about what use could ___ this kind of material.

　 A. make of　　　　　　　 　　 B. be made of　　　

C. be made from　　　 　　　 D. make into

7. --- How do you like Johnson’s family ?　

　 --- ___.

　 A. They’re all warm-hearted and thoughtful (体贴的)

　 B. Oh, it’s a very big one

　 C. They all like sports and games

　 D. His family is very similar to mine

6. These ships are all sailing ___.

　 A. to southwards　　　 B. south　 C. to south　　　 D. for south