15. The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket _____ the desert.

　　　 A. covering　　　　　　　　　 B. covered　　　　　　　　　　 C. cover　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to cover

14. I can’t stand _____ with Jane in the same office. She just refuses _____ talking while she works.

　　　 A. working, stopping　　 B. to work, stopping　　　 C. working, to stop　　　　 D. to work, to stop

13. The _____ on his face told me that he was angry.

　　　 A. impression　　　　　　　 B. sight　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. appearance　　　　　　　 D. expression

12. You will never avoid _____ breaking the law.

　　　 A. to be punished for　　 B. being punished for　　 C. to be punished with　 D. being punished by

11. -Jenny, I think I’ll just have some coffee for a change.

-_____. The coffee I bought yesterday is in the cupboard.

A. Change it, please　　　 B. Never mind　　　　　　　 C. With pleasure　　　　　　 D. Help yourself

10. Several weeks after the accident, the patient was able to carry out _____ seemed to be a normal talk.

　　　 A. what　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　　　　 D. where

9. He seems to _____ Jane. He knows her so well.

　　　 A. introduce to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. be introducing　　　　　

　　　 C. be introduced to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have been introduced to

8. _____ the company at such an evening party, he has been choosing a suit which will _____ him best.

　　　 A. Representing, agree　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Represented, fit

　　　 C. Represent, match　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. To represent, suit

7. _____ more and more forests destroyed, some animals are facing the danger of dying out.

　　　 A. As　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. By　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. For　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. With

6. You can’t imagine the difficulty _____ the problem.

　　　 A. that he had to work out 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. he had in working out

　　　 C. that he found to work out 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. he worked out