14.Just as the value of a telephone network increases with each new phone ______to the system , so does the value of a computer system with each program that turned out.

A. adding　　 　　　 　B. to have added　 C. to add　　　 D. added

13. He never speaks to me _____to ask for something.

　 A. more than　　 B. rather than　　 C. other than　　 D. less than

12. ---He was nearly drowned once.

　 ---When was ______?

　 ---_____was in 2003 _____he was in middle school.

A. that, It, when　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. this, This, that　

C. this, It, when　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. that, It, that

11.There is very little __________ in trying to persuade him. He never follows others’ advice.

　 A. use　　 　　　　　　 B. point　　 　　　　　　　 C. meaning　　 　 D. work

10.My mother reminded me of the things which I would _____ have forgotten.

　 A. just　　　　 B. otherwise　　　 C. however　　　 D. instead

9._______, I think, and the problems could be settled.

　 A. If you double your efforts　　 　　 B. So long as you keep your spirits

　 C. A bit more efforts　　　　　 　　 D. Making greater efforts

8.---I see, in that case, it’s okay for you to go home early.

　---Are you sure? If you would rather _____,　 ________.

　 A. I wouldn’t ,　 I’d better not　　 B. not, I don’t

　 C. I didn’t, I won’t　　　　　 　　　 D. not like it, I’d better not

7.There was a very interesting remark in a book by an Englishman that I read recently _____ what he thought was a reason for his American characteristics.

　 A. giving　　 B. gave　　 　　　　　　 C. to give　 　　　　　　 　D. given

6.It’s reported that Americans eat ________ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.

　 A. more than twice　　　 　　　　　　　 　　B. as twice as many

　 C. twice as many as　　　 　　　　　　　 D. more than twice as many

5.---May I remind you that Mary is waiting outside, sir?

　 ---Oh, that’s right. I ______ about it.

　 A. forget　　　 B. forgot　　 　C. had forgotten　　 D. have forgotten