15. In order to encourage them to buy goods, customers in this shop can get a shirt __________

　 between one or two o’clock in the afternoon on National Day.

　 A. all the time　　　　　 B. for free　　　　　　 C. sooner or later　　　　　 D. more or less

14. By the time I __________ the railway station, the train __________.

　 A. got to, has left　　　　　　　 B. reached, left　　　 C. arrived at, had left　　 D. got, was left

13. I shall __________ his number in the phone book.

　 A. look up　　　　　　　　 B. look up to　　　　 C. look for　　　　　　　　　 D. look down upon

12. __________ in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him.

　 A. Having lost　　　　　 B. Lost　　　　　　　　　 C. Losing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Being lost

11. Recently food prices in China have __________, but we don’t know why this is happening.

　 A. gone ahead　　　　　 B. gone up　　　　　　 C. gone in　　　　　　　　　　 D. gone off

10. The first English books __________ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in　

　 the 16^th century.

　 A. to be written　　　　 B. writing　　　　　　　 C. written　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. having written

9. If you want a house with a bathroom, you’ll have to pay __________ $20.

　 A. the other　　　　　　　 B. another　　　　　　 C. other　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. more

8. He __________ to get some gifts for his birthday, but none arrived.

　 A. supposed　　　　　　　　　　 B. promised　　　　　 C. thought　　　　　　　　　　 D. expected

7. I can’t __________ what he does to what he says.

　 A. tell　　　　　　　　　　　 B. report　　　　　　　 C. relate　　　　　　　　　　　 D. state

6. It was only when I reread his poems recently __________ I began to appreciate their beauty.

　 A. until　　　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　 C. then　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. that