16. Earlier reports carried by the official Pakistan news agency quoted the ministry __________that Bhutto was killed．

A．saying　　 　　 B．said　　　　 　C．to say　　　 　　　　 D．being said

15. To make 　　　matters worse, Mr. Green lost his job last year. So the family are struggling to make 　　　　ends meet.

A．/; the　　　　　　　　　 B．the;/　　　　　　　　　　 C．/; /　　　　　　　　　　　 D．the; the

14. -Wow, your house is so big！

-Yes, it’s three times　　yours.

A. the size as　　　 B. more than　　　 C. bigger as　　　 D. bigger than

13. The speech was wonderful ______ it lasted too long.

A. as if　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. except that　　　　　　　　 D. except when

12. 　It is said that his father died ______ overwork.

A. of　　　　　　 B. from　　　　 C. for　　　　　 D. out

11. Although McDonald’s food is ________ cooked, it must be less healthy than our own________ grown and cooked Chinese food.

A. fresh, local　　 　　　　B. fresher, more local　　 C. freshly, locally　　 　　　D. freshly, locals

10. Tom, who is from Canada, is _____ about Chinese food, so he usually goes to Chinese restaurants.

A．crazy　　　 　 B．concerned　　　　　　　 C．familiar　　　　　 　 D．worried

9. I wonder how he _____ that to the teacher.

A．dare to say　　　 　　B．dare saying　　 C．doesn’t dare say　　　　　 D．dared to say

8. He is generally _____ the most diligent student in the class.

A. remembered　　　 　 　 　　 B. considered　　　　　　　　 C. regarded　　　　　　　　　 D. thought of

7. The information on the Internet gets around much more rapidly than _______ in the newspaper.

A. it　　　　 　　B. those　　 　　　C. one　　　　 　D. that