14. He is always serious and doesn’t like _____.

　　　 A. play jokes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. being played jokes on　　　

C. being played jokes　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to play joke on others

13. I don’t know the result _____, but _____, I don’t think our team won an advantage over theirs in yesterday competition.

　　　 A. for sure, honestly speaking　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. of sure, to be honest with you

　　　 C. for certain, honestly spoken　　　　　　　　　　 D. certainly, to be honest to you

12. Does the amount of rain _____ the growth of the crops?

　　　 A. effect　　　　 B. have few effects on 　 　C. affect　　 　 　 D. produce

11.With a lot of problems _____, the manager felt like a cat on hot bricks.

　　　 A. solved　　　　 B. solving　　　　　　　 C. to solve　　　　　　 D. being solved

10. She pretended 　　　　me when I passed.

A. not to see　　　　　　　 B. not seeing　　　　　 C. to not see　　　　　 D. having not seen

9. She won’t mind your being late. 　　　　, it’s hardly your fault.

A. Thus　　　　　　　　　　 B. Otherwise　　　　　 C. However　　　　　 D. Besides

8. -----Are they about to have dinner?

　 ----Yes, it _____ in the dining room.

　 A. is being served　　 B. is served　　 C. is serving　　 D. serves

7. She had three daughters altogether, two _____ are nurses.

　 A. of these　　 B. of whom　　 C. of whose　　 D. of them

6. The man _____ this house belongs is a friend of Wang Lin’s.

　 A. whom　　 B. to whom　　 C. for whom　　 D. with whom

5. You’d better solve this difficult problem _____ it is too late.

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