16、I tried to tell her but she _________me.

A．upset          B．ignored          C．shared         D．communicated

15、She devoted herself_______ to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field.

A．strongly           B．extremely          C．entirely           D．freely

14、-Did Peter fix the computer himself?

-He_________, because he doesn't know much about computers.

A．has it fixed         B．had fixed it          C．had it fixed          D．fixed it

13、The open-air celebration has been put off________ the bad weather.

A．in case of         B．in spite of        C．instead of        D．because of

12、Let's try our best. The teacher__ the job be finished before five.

A．asks          B．tells         C．requires         D．needs

11、I told your friend how to get to the hotel, but perhaps I _______ have driven her there.

A．could         B．must        C．might         D．should

10、It was about 600 years ago _________ the first clock with a face and an hour hand was made.

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

9、Liu Hulan was so brave and determined that she wouldn't_________ to enemies.

A．give up       B．give in        C．give out        D．give away

8、I thought her nice and honest ___ I saw her.

A．first time        B．for the first time          C．the first time         D．by the first time