15. It was　　 back home after the experiment． -

　 　 A. not until midnight did he go　　 　　　　　　 B. until midnight that he didn’t go

　 　 C. not until midnight that he went 　　　　　　　 D. until midnight when he didn’t go

14. Our English teacher ______ our buying a good English-Chinese dictionary.

　 A. asked　　　　 B. ordered　　　 C. suggested　　　 D. required

13. By the end of last year, another new gymnasium_________ in Beijing.

A. would be completed　　　　　　　 B. was being completed

C. has been completed　　　　　　　 　D. had been completed

12. How I wish every family _______ a large house with a beautiful garden!　　　　　　　

　 A. has　　　　 B. had　　　　　 C. will have　　　　　　 D. had had

11. Rainforests _______and burned at such a speed that they will disappear from the earth in the near future.　　　

A. cut　　　　　 B. are cut　　　　 C. are being cut　　　　　 D. had been cut

10. He will have learned English for eight years by the time he ____from the university next year.

A. will graduate　　　 B. will have graduated　　　 C. graduates　　　 D. is to graduate

9. ____ as the most excellent student in her college, as most classmates had expected, made her parents very happy.

　 A. Mary’s being chosen　　　　　　　　　 B. Mary being chosen　

　 　C. Mary chosen　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Mary was chosen

8._____　made　the　school　proud　was______　more　than　90%　of　the　students　had　been　admitted　to　

key universities.

A.　What;　because　　　　 B.　What;　that　　　　 C.　That;　what　　　　 D.　That;　because

7. French ____ English ____ having gender for all nouns.

A. different from, in　　 B. is different, from　　 C. differs from, in　　　 　 D. differs, from

6. I admire my classmate Lisa very much. _____ her prettiness, she was smart and helpful.

　　 A. Except for　　　 B. But for　　　 C. Apart from　　　　 D. In spite of