14、—How is your life in the countryside?

—It is _______ but sometimes I feel a bit _______．

A． interesting; boring                                     B． interested; boring

C． interested; bored                                       D． interesting; bored

13、If we attend a wedding ceremony at a church, we _______ talk in a low voice．

A． need             B． don’t have to            C． mustn’t             D． ought to

12、In the evenings my father often looks at some documents _______ he brings back from the office．

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

11、After retiring from office, Rogers ________ painting for a while, but soon lost interest．

A． gave up                B． moved up              C． took up          D． put up

10、We should fight _______ our own weak points _______ a bright future．

A． against; for           B． for; with            C． against; against          D． for; against

9、All the preparations for the eco-travel _______, and we’re ready to start．

A． have been completed                             B． complete

C． are completing                                          D． is completed

8、When the spaceship separated from the rocket, he suddenly got _______ feeling of soaring into _______ space because of the zero gravity．

A． the; the                 B． a; a                C． a; /                D．/; a

7、Lack of social communicative abilities, Gary is going to have problems finding a job ________ he gets his A levels．

A． when         B． even if          C． because        D． until

6、—Why don’t you ______ to a more effective method to learn English?

—Well, I am thinking about it．

A． switch on              B． switch over             C． switch off            D．switch through

5、The World Expo is coming．My cousin in Shanghai _______ as a volunteer in 2010．

A． has been working                              B． has worked

C． works                                             D． is going to work