15. Although the working mother is very busy, she still ______ a lot of time to her children.

A. devotes　　 B. spends　　　　 C. offers　　　　 D. provides

14. - 　Don’t forget to come to my birthday party next Sunday.

- 　______________.

A. Of course, I will　　　　　　 B. No, I don’t

C. No, I won’t　　　　　　　　　 D. That’s right

13. My study of biology has _____ much of my spare time, but it has given me a great deal of enjoyment.

A. taken off　 B. taken down　　 C. taken up　　　 D. taken away

12. Let’s go out and see the flowers. They’re _____ a sweet smell.

A. carrying off B. giving off　 C. setting off　 D. putting off

11. In order to increase production, we have to _____ advanced technology and new equipment.

A. bring in　　 B. bring out　　 C. bring up　　　 D. bring on

10. She caught a very bad cold because she was caught _____ a heavy rain the day before yesterday.

A. by　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　 D. in

9. She rushed out of the room, ___ her husband _____ what to say.

A. leaving; wondering　　　　　　 B. left; wondering

C. to leave; wonder　　　　　　　 D. leave; to wonder

8. There is no such a dictionary _____ you can find everything.

A. that　　　　 B. which　　　　 C. where　　　　 D. there

7. We should do something for our country, but ____ we should learn our subjects well.

A. above all　 B. first of all　 C. in all　　　　 D. after all

6. Madame Curie devoted her life to _____ scientific experiments.

A. doing　　　 B. do　　　　　　 C. making　　　　 D. make