16. Staying in a hotel in Shanghai one day costs ______ renting a house in my hometown for a week.

A. the three times price of　　 　　　　　　　　 B. three times the price of

C. as much as three times　　 　　　　　　　　 D. as three times much as

15. I am really worried about his grades in the coming test because of the little use he ______ of his time.

　 　A. did　　　　　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　　　　　　 C. got　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. made

14. I didn’t go outing on National Day because the bad weather ______ the difficulty.

　 　A. added up　　　　　 B. added to　　　　 　　　 C. added up to　　　　　　　　　 D. added

13. ______, a small advertisement held my attention, which read “Easy job. Good wages. No experience necessary.”

A. Looking through the newspaper　　　　　　　　　 B. While I was looking through the newspaper

　 C. To look through the newspaper　 　　　　　 D. I was looking through the newspaper

12. - I hope you can come to the dance next Saturday.　 - ______.　　　　　 .

　　A. Sure, but I have to visit my grandpa.　　　　　 B. I really can’t agree with you; I prefer science.

　 C. Not at all. I’ll be glad to.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Sorry, but I have to help Jane with her English.

11. - The current international financial crisis is affecting most countries in the world.

- Would it be at least several years ______ everything returns to normal?

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

10. Fans from miles around crowded into the stadium for the concert of Jay Chou on September 4th, 2010, ______ are popular with teenagers.

A. many of his songs　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. many of whose songs

C. many of which songs　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. and many of whose songs

9. Bob is determined to get a seat for the concert ______ it means standing in line all night for the ticket.

A. so that　 　　　　　　　 B. as if　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. even though　　 　　　 D. however

8. Bamboo, which is a common plant in the south, is used ______ in buildings, food, furniture and so on. It is used to make clothes as well.

A. other than 　 　　　 　B. more than 　　 　　　 C. rather than 　　　　　　 　　　 D. less than

7. Before Chinese Chang’e-2, the US sent up a space probe (探测器) to hit the moon to see ______.

　 A. whether there was water on it　　　　　　　　 B. whether was there water on it

　 C. whether on it was there water　　　　　　　　　　　 D. whether was water on it