16.一Tell us, Mark ,what is the ____ of the American Civil War?

一 Well, is it because the black slaves wanted freedom?

A. effect 　 　　　　　B. cause 　　　　　　　　　　 C. result 　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. reason

15. So much of interest ______that most visitors simply run out of time before seeing it all.

A. offers Beijing 　　 　B. Beijing offers　　　　　 C. does Beijing offer 　　 D. Beijing does offer

14. My sister, an inexperienced rider, was found sitting on the bicycle ______to balance it.

A. having tried　　　　 B. trying 　　　　　　　 C. to try 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tried

13. In my view, London's not as expensive in price as Tokyo but Tokyo is ______in traffic.

A. the most organized 　　 B. more organized　　　　 C. so organized as　 D. as organized as

12. It is one of the funniest things ______ on the Internet so far this year.

A. finding　　 　　B. being found　　　 C. to find　　　 　　　D. found

11. Einstein like Bose’s paper so much that he ____ his own work and translated it into German.

　 A. gave off　　 　　B. turned down　 　　C. took over　 　　　D. set aside

10. --- Jack fell off the ladder yesterday, but he is all right now?

　　 ---What a lucky dog! He _________ himself badly.

　　 A. should injure　　　　　　　 B. might injure　　　 C. should have injured D. could have injured

9.　 Catherine, ____ the alarm clock for 6 o’clock, or you would oversleep and be late for the train.

　　 A. setting　　　　　　　　 B. sets　　　　　　　　　 C. set　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. to set

8.. -----I have some big news for you. You’ve been accepted as a member of our club.

　 -----_______ That’s great!

　 A. Have I ?　　　　 B. Pardon?　　　 C. Congratulations!　　 D. Good idea!

7.　 In modern times, people have to learn to ______ all kinds of pressure although they are leading a comfortable life.

　　 A. keep with 　　　　 B. stay with　 　　　　 　　　 C. meet with 　　　　 D. live with