16. I failed in the last exam and only then __________ the importance of studies.

A. I realized　　 B. I had realized　　 C. had I realized　　 D. did I realize

15．______ to give up smoking，he threw away his ______ cigarettes．

A．Determined; remained　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Determined; remaining

C．Determining; remained　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Determining; remaining

14．You ______ be hungry already - you had lunch only two hours ago!

A．wouldn’t　　　 B．can’t　　　 　　　　　　　 C．mustn’t　　　　 D．needn’t

13．While riding in the street, ______.

A．someone called me from behind　 　　　　 B．my bike broke down

C．I heard my name called　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．an old man knocked down

12．They have ______ good knowledge of English but little ______ they know about German.

A．a; do　　　　　　　 B．a; have　　　　　　　　　 C．/; did　　　　　　　 　 D．/; had

11．The man pulled out a gold watch, 　　　　were made of small diamonds．

A．the hands of whom　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B．whom the hands of

C．which the hands of　　　　 　　　　　　　　 D．the hands of which

10．– Just a minute．I’ve got a special gift for you.

-- Good．I ______ when I was going to be treated well.

A．wonder　　 　 B．was wondering　　 C．wondered　 　　　　　 D．have wondered

9．We have to wait until the discussion between them _______.

A．makes an end　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．comes to an end

C．puts an end　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．brings to an end

8．______ what it is now, it was a small place then.

A．Compared to　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Compare to

C．Comparing to　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Compare with

7．– Will you go to the history museum tomorrow?

-- Sure I will, ______ it doesn’t rain heavily.

A．in case　　 　　　 B．as if　　 　　　　　　　 C．as long as　　 　　　　 D．even if