14. During the rush hour they were ___ in the heavy traffic.

　　　 A. held up B. held on C. held down D. held off

13. Most of our classmates are talking ____ a trip to the park.

　　　 A. in honor of B. in favor of C. in search of D. in place of

12. I didn’t make great progress in my English ____ my teacher had given me some advice on how to learn the language well.

　　　 A. unless B. before C. until D. when

11.----These boxes are too for me to move.

　　　 ----Here, I’ll give you a hand ______ them.

　　　 A. for B. to C. with D. by

10. So long as we study with strong will, we can answer the question ___ hard it is.

　　　 A. whichever B. how C. whatever D. however

9. Being a sailor ____ long periods away from home.

　　　 A. includes B. involves C. contains D. expects

8. Do you think body positions are part of _____ “body language”?

　　　 A. which is called B. what calls C. as is known D. what is called

7. I can’t ____ being kept waiting, for I have to go to the airport to see my friend off.

　　　 A. consider B. suffer C. stand D. experience

6. I hate ______ sweet food, so I never buy any, but I’d like ______ some for you today.

　　　 A. eating; buying B. eating; buy C. to eat; buy D. eating; to buy

5. ______ the great writer died.

　　　 A. It’s a pity that B. What pity C. It’s shame that D. It’s pity that