15. Some of the doctors are paid almost ______ as the nurses.

　A. twice as much　　　 B. much as twice　　　　　 C. as much twice　　　　　 D. as twice much

14. ______ I’m well again, I can go on with my work.

　A. Even if　　　 　 　　B. As though　　　 　　 C. Ever after　 　 D. Now that

13. The club women gathered ______ clothes for people in the tsunami-hit countries.

　A. a great deal of　　　　　 　 B. masses of　　　　　　　　　

　C. a large amount of 　　　　　 D. amounts of

12. We can’t continue to pretend that the problem of homelessness doesn’t ______ in this city.

　A. exist　 　 　　　　B. live　　　　 　　 C. be　　　　　　 　　　 D. survive

11. The pilot, whether ______ or design, made the plane do a sharp turn.

　　 A. by accident　　　　 B. at times　　　　　　 C. suddenly　　　　　 D. all at once

10. Then you usually lie there just ______ the ceiling, thinking about everything that could go wrong.

　　 A. glancing at　　　　　　　 B. watching at　　　　 C. glaring at　　　　　 D. staring at

9. ________frightened us _________the electricity was suddenly cut off, which threw

all of us into the dark.

　　 A.　 It was; that　　　　　　　　　 B. What was; most was that

　　 C.　 It ; most what　　　　 　　　　D.　 What;　 most was that

8. He wants to see changes in the company and I am sure he will, ______.

　　 A. on time　 　 B. at a time　　　 C. at one time D. in time

7. Dave lost his job and was short of money, so ______his flat and move in with his

Brother.

　A. that he did was to sell　　　　　　　 B. what he did sell

　C. what he did was sell　　　　　　　　 D. what he did sold.