16. Cooperation and teamwork are ______ each other, the importance of which is often ______ among all of us classmates and teachers in order to meet our goals.

　　 A. related to; watched out for　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. connected with; ignored

　　 C. linked to; stressed　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. joined up; paid attention to

15. According to the weather forecast, in the next few days we will have drizzles, showers and then thunderstorms ______ the sudden burst of lightning.

　　 A. being followed　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. followed by　　　

C. to be followed　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. following

14. The guide ______ was very grateful to the doctors who had done what they could to save his life in ______ weather.

A. had his hand transplanted; freezing cold　 B. had transplanted his hand; frozen coldly

C. with his hand transplanted; freezing cold　 D. his hand transplanting; coldly frozen

13. To develop our senses is to take advantage of them to serve us students in our studies. Which can replace the underlined part?

　　 A. hold them firm　 　　　　　　　　　 B. contribute to them　　　

C. stick to them　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. use them to the full

12. Unfortunately, the soldier failed to ______ the gun on the table and was ______ fiercely by the enemies.

　　 A. wish for; bitten　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. reach for; beaten　　

C. take out; stricken　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. reach out; hit

11. Please ______ all the figures to see how much they ______.

　 add; add up to　 　 B. add up; add up to 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. add up; add up 　　 D. add; add to

10. I hate ______ when people talk with their mouths full.

　 A. that　　 　　　　 B. it　　　 　　　　　　　　 C. these　　　 　　　　　 D. them

9. ______ she was sick, I was expected to take her place greatly surprised me, for I didn’t have much work experience.

　 A. That if　　　 　 B. That　　　 　　　　　　 C. If that　　　 　　　　 D. If

8. The girl ______ me by two games to one.

　 A. beat　　　 　　　 B. conquered　　　 　 C. gained　　　 　　　　 D. won

7. Perhaps ______ most separates the successful people from others is ______ they live on purpose.

　 A. what; that　　　 B. that; what　　　 　 C. that; that　　　 　　 D. what; what