14. All morning as she waited for the medical report from the doctor, her nervousness _____.

A.　　　　 has grown　 B. is growing　 C. grew　 D. had grown

13. However bad the situation is, the fact should not _____ the people who are most concerned.

A.　　　　 be kept up　 B. be kept from　 C. be kept on　 D. be kept in with

12.-_____ do you like to fly, economy or first class?

　 -Economy, I think.

A.　　　　 How　 B. What　 C. Which　 D. Where

11. No one has been able to prove that fish is _____ better for the brain than many other kinds of food.

A.　　　　 some　 B. so　 C. as　 D. any

10. –Yao Ming has begun his new season in NBA.

　 - Yes, he couldn’t have wished for a _____ start to the new NBA year. He scored 19 points in 20 minutes in the opening game.

A. good　 B. better　 C. best　 D. nice

9. If the launch in 2010 is successful, China will be the second country ____ its astronauts onto the moon.

A.　　　　 will send　 B. having sent　 C. sending　 D. to send

8. –Was the driving pleasant when you went to Mexico last summer?

　 -No, it _____for four days when we arrived, so the roads were very muddy.

A. was raining　　 B. had been raining

C. would be raining　 D. has rained

7. I worked so late in the office last night that I hardly had time _____ the last bus.

A.catching　 B. to catch　 C. having caught　 D. to have caught

6. You can’t imagine that a well-behaved gentleman_____ be so rude to a lady.

A. might　 B. need　 C. should　 D. would

5. –We want someone to design the new art museum for us.

　 --_____ the young fellow have a try?

A.May　 B. Shall　 C. Will　 D. Need