15. ------Does Tom do his new job well?

　 ------______ his old job． I’m afraid there’s no hope for him.

　A．Not better than　　 B．No better than　 　 C．Not so well as　　　 D．Not as well as

14. In the northeast of China, the winters are hard． The temperature ____ fall to -35℃

A．may　　　　 　　　　 B．must　　　　 　　　 C．can　　　　　　　 D．will

13.------Five sharp in the morning?

　 ------No, don’t ring me up that early in the morning. I _______.

　A．sleep　　　 　　　　 B．will be sleeping　 C．am sleeping　　 　　　 D．will sleep

12.His mother _____ with cancer, the whole family was astonisheD．

　A．to be diagnosed　 B．was diagnosed　　 C．diagnosed　　　 　　　 D．diagnosing

11. ------I have a front row ticket for you.

　 ------Thank you , but I promised my friend that I’d _____ her children.

A．watch　　　 　　　　 B．care　　　　 　　　　　 C．observe　　　　 　　 D．notice

10.The bomb exploded ______ the police officer started his car.

A．soon　　　 　　　　 B．immediately　　　 C．presently　　　 　　 D．shortly