16. ________in the newspaper, I didn’t notice what was happening.

A. Having buried　　　 B. Burying　　　　 C. Buried　　　 D. To be buried

15. --- Can I look at the menu for a few more minutes before I order?

--- Of course. _______, Sir.

A. Make yourself at home　　 　　　　　B. At your service

C. Take your time　 　　　　　　　　D. It doesn’t matter

14. She was so amused with the magician’s tricks that she _______a smile.

A. burst out　　 　B. burst into　　　 　C. burst forth　　　　 D. burst in

13. Independent innovation(创新)has brought us a boom in profits, 40%higher than we made _______ in the traditional way.

A. produce　　　 B. to produce　　　 C. producing　　　　 D. having produced

12. Almost everyone has his own strengths and weaknesses. It is _______ others are weak that maybe you have a great advantage.

A. as　　　 　　B. where　　　 　　　C. that　　 　　　D. what

11. After the long walk, my legs ________and I couldn’t go any farther.

A. gave in　　　 　B. gave out　　　 C. gave up　　　 D. gave off

10. I had given up hope of going to college _______word came that I had been admitted to a famous British University.

A. while　　　　 　B. when　　　　 C. so that　　　 D. until

9. --- Good morning, Doctor Brown’s office.

--- Hello, this is Johnson. Could you please tell Doctor Brown I _____? My car ______start.

A. have been delayed, can’t　　　　　　　　 B. am delayed, can’t

C. will be delayed, won’t　　　　　　　　　 D. was delayed, won’t

8. She insisted that she _________someone in the house and that a policeman __________to make sure.

A. hears/be called in　　　　　　　 B. heard/was called in

C. hears/was called in　　　　　　　 D. heard/be called in

7. --- What do you think of these dictionaries?

--- Most of them are updated. Still, ______is so suitable for high school students as Multifunction English-Chinese Dictionary.

A. nothing　　　 　　B. either　　　　 　C. any　 　　　　D. None