15. All the preparations for the work_______, we’re ready to start.

　 　　 A. are completed 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. have been completed

　 　　 C. completed　　　 　　　　　　　D. had been completed

14. We may be able to _______ you in some way if you can not finish your work on time.

　 　　 A. assist　　　　　　　　　　 B. insist　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 C. provide　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. evaluate

13. It is not_______ for me to return all the books to the library now because I still need them.

　 A. difficult　　　　 B. convenient　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. available　　　　 　　　 D. important

12. -Have you known each other for long?

-Not very long, __________ we started to work in the company.

A. after　　　 　　　　　 B. before　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　 　 D. since

11. Typhoon Morakot has caused great _________ to the local economies in Wenzhou.

　 A. injury　　　　 　　　 B. wound　　　　 　　　　　　　　 C. ruin　　　　　　 　　　 D. damage

10. Mr. Smith would have come to see you if it had been possible, but he __________ so busy.

　 A. was　　　　　 　　　 B. had been　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. has been　　　　 　　 D. were

9. He had little idea that it was getting so serious, __________?

A. didn’t he　　　　 B. did he　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wasn’t it　　　　　 D. was it

8. -___________ makes her different from the other students?

-Diligence, I think.

A. How is it that　 　　 B. How is that　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. What is it that　　　 D. What is that

7. The news came as quite a shock to us, but he seemed to be_________ surprised.

A. simply　　　　 　　　 B. entirely　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. absolutely　　　　 　　 D. hardly

6. Not until I went through his paper _________ what rapid progress he had made in writing.

　 A. I did find 　　　　　　　　　 B. did I find　　　　 　　　　　　　　 C. I had found　　 　　　　 D. was I found