15. --- Would you mind if I ______ one of these books?

　 --- ______.

　 A．took; Certainly not　　　　　　 B．take; Yes, of course

　 C．can take; Yes, please do　　　　 D．may take; No, I’m using it

14. He made an effort to practise ______ every afternoon ______ winning a prize in the singing competition.

　 A．to sing, in order to　　　　　　 B．sing, so that

　 C．singing, in the hope of　　　　 D. sing, in hope of

13. None of the criminals escaped ______.

　 A．being punished　　 B．punishing　　 C．to be punished　　 D．punished

12．The child dreamed that he had once lived in a ______ house in the forest.

　 A．wooden pretty little　 　　　　B．little pretty wooden

　 C．pretty little wooden　 　　　　D．wooden little pretty

11．You ______ the composition, for the teacher allowed you two hours.

　 A．would have written　 　　　　　B．could have written

　 C．had to write　　　　 　　　　　D．could write

10．The peasants are busy with ______. They can’t ______ to waste a single day.

　 A．harvesting, have　 　　　　　　　B．harvest, afford

　 C．harvesting, come　 　　　　　　D．harvesting rice, go

9．He’ll do ______ he can. He won’t ______ your trouble.

　 A．as, add to　　 B．much, add　　 C．whatever, add to　　 D．what, add

8．______ is well known ______ Hong Kong returned to China on July 1st,1997.

　 A．It, that　　 B．As, /　　 C．As, as　　 D．It, which

7．-- How long has his grandfather ______ ?

　-- Seven years. He died ______.

　 A．died, at the age of 94　　　　　 B．been died, at his age of 94

　 C．been dead, at the age of 94　　 D．died, at 94

6．Your dress looks very nice. My mother will buy ______ for me.

　 A．it　　 B．that　　 C．the one　　 D．one