14. The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier, ______ it more difficult.

A. not make　 　　　　　　　 B. not to make　 　　 C. not making　 　　 D. do not make

13. The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street, but the policeman told him ___________

　　 A. not to　　 　　　　 B. not to do　　 　　 C. not do it　　 　　 D. do not to

12. She will tell us why she feels so strongly that each of us has a role ______ in making the earth a better place to live.

　A. to have played 　　 B. to play　 　　　　 C. to be played　　 　　　 D. to be playing

11. __________ we don’t want to spend too much money if we can avoid it.

　　　 A. Obvious　　　　　　 B. Obviously　　　　 C. Being obvious　　 D. To be obvious

10. Readers were pleased _______ that a scientist could write about his research in a way ___________ ordinary people could understand.

　　　 A. to find/that　　　　 B. finding/as　　　　　 C. to find/which　　 D. finding/that

9. Many crimes _________ unreported, which made the police very worried.

　　　 A. went　　　　　　　　 B. got　　　　　　　　　 C. came　　　　　　　　 D. became

8. The hotel has improved facilities for _____________. There are new lifts and wheelchair ramps(轮椅用的坡道).

　　　 A. a disable　　　　　 B. disables　　　　　　 C. the disable　　　　 D. the disabled

7. The writer moved to London, hoping to meet some of the best _____ of her time.

　　　 A. tops　　　　　　　　　 B. heads　　　　　　　　 C. minds　　　　　　　 D. friends

6. If knowledge is power, ________ Sir Francis Bacon wrote in 1579, _______ perhaps creativity can be described the ability to use that power.

　　　 A. what/and　　　　　 B. as/then　　　　　　　　　　 C. which/and　　　　 D. that/then

5. What’s the _________ of phoning her again? She won’t agree.

　　　 A. cause　　　　　　　　 B. point　　　　　　　　 C. interest　　　　　　　 D. use