16．A．but               B．so                C．because          D．unless

15．--Let's go for a walk．

--I'm so tired．I'd rather ________ TV at home．

A．watched            B．to watch           C．watching         D．watch

根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

“Keep your eye on your paper” is one of the rules that Mrs. Archer has taught us．It's a simple rule，___16___ it's not a rule everybody chooses to follow．

This morning，I felt ___17___ was watching me too closely during an English exam．I turned my head quickly and saw James，who sat ___18___ me．My eyes caught his and he ___19___，“Let me see your answers!”

I gave him a ___20___，not sure if he was joking or not，and returned to my test．This time I moved a little more ___21___ towards my paper．“I can't see!” James said in a low voice．

“What am I going to do?” I ___22___．Cheating was wrong．I'd studied hard for the test，but James ___23___．I put my arm around my paper so that he couldn't see the ___24___．I knew I did what I felt was right．Maybe it made James ___25___．

When the exam ended，I stood there for a moment，wondering ___26___ to say．But I felt it necessary to let him know cheating was wrong．My ___27___ searched for the right words．

“Sorry，James．But you know me ___28___ to understand how I feel about cheating，” I said slowly and gently．“But maybe I can help you study before the ___29___ test．” “OK，Brian，” he smiled slightly，“You are right．I should study hard．”

I stood there for a moment，finally able to breathe again．I was happy that my friendship with James ___30___．

14．The picture shows us ________ in Xuzhou in the past．

A．what everyday life was like                  B．what was everyday life like

C．how everyday life was like                         D．how was everyday life like

13．-- ________ do you go and visit your grandparents?

--Once a week．

A．How often          B．How much         C．How far           D．How long

12．--Don't worry．I will help you．

--Thank you．It's very kind ________ you to say so．

A．for                 B．on                C．to                 D．of

11．There are two ways from here to the station．You can go ________ way．

A．both               B．all                C．either             D．every

10．Bob，________ your coat．It's cold and windy outside．

A．put on             B．turn on            C．get on           D．come on

9．He used to ________ to work by bus，but now he goes to work ________ foot．

A．going；on         B．going；by               C．go；on             D．go；by

8．I have the key to the front door．My parents won't wait for me if I ________ back late．

A．come            B．will come          C．am coming       D．have come

7．--Where is John? I have something important to tell him．

--He's ill．He ________ in hospital since last Monday．

A．has gone           B．is               C．was             D．has been