14. The reason why he didn’t attend the meeting is__ he stayed up late last night and didn’t get up until ten o’clock this morning.

A. because　　　 B. why　　　 C. for　　　 D. that

13. - How do you learn English so well?

- ______ it every day.

A. In speaking　　　 B. By speaking　　　 C. With speaking　　　 D. On speaking

12. I’ve won a holiday for three to New York. I ______ my dad and mum.

A. am taking　　　 B. have taken　　　 C. take　　　 D. will have taken

11. She is very hard-working, _______ he is very lazy.

A. while　　　 B. when　　 C. as　　 　　　 　　D. if

10. ____ students are practising ___ English with each other at the English corner.

A. The number of; to speak　 　　 B. A great deal of; spoken

C. A great many; speak　 　　　　 D. A number of; speaking

9. -How did it ______ that all the flowers died?

-I had forgotten to water them.

A. come about　　　 B. come back　　　 C. come on　　　 D. come down

8. -______ for Beijing?

-Yes, and I’ll come back in two months.

A. Have you left　　　　 　 B. Are you leaving

C. Do you leave　 　　　　 D. Did you leave

7. ______ England improve their game, they’re going to lose the match.

A. If　　　 　 　 　　B. When　 　　 C. Unless　 　　 D. Whether

6. The child should be punished. You shouldn’t let him ______ telling lies.

A. keep away from　　　 B. keep away with　　 C. get away from　　　 D. get away with

5. Every possible means _____ to work out the problem, but it is too difficult for us.

A. is used　　　 B. are used　　　 C. has been used　　　 D. have been used