14. He hurried to the booking office only _____ that all the tickets had been sold out.

A. to tell　　　　　 B. to be told　　　　　 C. telling　　　 D. told

13. Standing on top of the tallest building, _________.

A. the whole city could be easily seen　　 B. we could see the whole city

C. the city is just below my feet　　　　　 D. just like traveling by plane

12. When and where to build the new factory _______yet.

A. is not decided　　　　　　 B. are not decided　

C. has not decided　　　　　　 D. had not decided

11. _______by his accent, the boy must have come from a North European country, say, Norway or Finland.

A. Having judged　　　　 B. To judge　　　 C. Judged　　　　 D. Judging

10. It was not until _____that _____to study English.

A. did he come to Beijing; he had begun　 B. he came to Beijing; he has begun

C. he came to Beijing; he began　　　　　 D. did he come to Beijing; did he begin

9. The manager has been in _______lately that we have to put off the meeting till next Friday.

A. so poor health　　　　　　　　　 B. such poor health　

C. such a poor health　　　　　　　 D. so poor a health

8. ---Hadn’t your sheep gone much farther _______you caught up with them?

---No, and we found ______only two of them that were frozen to death.

A. when; it were　　 B. until; /　　 C. as; there was　　 D. before; it was

7．Mary worked very hard and ______a good example to her classmates.

A. gave　　　　　　　 B. put　　　　　　　　 C. set　　　　　　 D. laid

6. Johnson _____for 5 years for political reasons when he was young.

A. was put in prison　　　　　　　 B. was in the prison

C. got out of prison　　　　　　　 D. was in prison

5. what did they ____out of the reading-room?

A. forbid to be taken　　　　　　　 B. Forbid taking　

C. forbid being taken　　　　　　　 D. forbid take