14. According to a survey ________ recently in Shanghai, the city is facing a workforce shortage of 150,000 personnel.

A. having conducted 　　　　　　　 B. conducting 　　　　　　 C. conducted　 　　　　　　 D. to conduct

13. Give yourself 10% of ________ is left for your work and let me have the rest.

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

12. I would have attended your birthday party last night but for the fact that it ______all the time.

A. would rain　　　 　　　 B. was raining　 　　　　 C. had rained 　　　　　 D. had been raining

11.The concept of "Customer First" should be _______ rooted in the mind of every shop-assistant.

A. tightly　　 　　　　　　　 B. roughly　　 　　　　　　 C. widely　 　　　　　 D. firmly

10. The car began to ______ the moment the vehicle got into the highway.

A. take up　　　　 　　　　　 B. give up　　　 　　　　　 C. make up　　　　　 　　 D. pick up

9. There is nothing wrong with turning on the TV_______ watching it doesn’t keep you from doing something important.

A. if　　 　　　　　　　　 B. unless　　　 　　　　　 C. because　　 　　　　 D. though

8. - I hear Caroline has gone to New Zealand for her holiday.

　 - Oh, how nice! Do you know when she ______?

A. was leaving　 　　　　　 B. had left　 　　　　　　 C. has left 　　　　　　 D. left

7. A housing bubble is an economic situation ______ occurs when house prices rise much too fast.

A. which　　 　　　　　　　 B. where　　　 　　　　　 C. what　　 　　　　　 D. why

6. Unlike the earth, Mars is too cold and Venus is far too hot _______ there to be any life.

A. so　　 　　　　　　　　 B. nor　　　 　　　　　　 C. and　　 　　　　　 D. for

5. The old lady got up just before sunrise, as she often does, _____along the beach and get some fresh air.

A. walked　　 　　　　　　 B. to walk 　　　　　　　 C. walking　 　　　　 D. having walked