16.I smell something ___________ in the kitchen. Can I call you back in a minute?

A. to be burnt　 　B. burnt　 　　　　　C. being burnt 　D. burning

15. It is often 　　　　　that human beings are naturally equipped to speak.

A. said　　　 　　B. to say　　 　　　C. saying　　 　　D. being said

14. Stand over there, 　_____ you’ll be able to see the oil painting better.

A. but　　 　　　B. till　　 　　　　　C. and　　 　　D. or

13. How much _______ she looked without her glasses!

　 A. well　　　　 　B. good　　　　　 C. best　　　 　　D. better

12. Excuse me. I　　　 I was blocking your way.

A. don’t realize　 　B. didn’t realize　 C. haven’t realized　 D. wasn’t realizing

11. Tom was about to close the windows_____his attention was caught by a bird.

A. when　 　　　　B. if　　　　　 　　　C. and　　　　 D. till

10. The little boy won’t go to sleep　　　　 　his mother tells him a story．

　 A. or　 　　　　　B.unless 　　　　　C but　 　　　D whether

9. -It’s a long time since I saw my sister.

- _________ her this weekend’

A. Why don’t visit　 B. Why not to visit 　C. Why not visiting 　D. Why not visit

8. Mr. Smith，________of the ________speech, started to read a novel．

A．tired；boring　 B．tiring；bored　 C．tired；bored 　　　　　　 D．tiring；boring　

7.. This _____ girl is Linda’s cousin.

A. pretty little Spanish　　　　　　　　 B. Spanish little pretty

C. Spanish pretty little　　　　　　　　 D. little pretty Spanish