16．-English has large vocabulary, hasn’t it?

　　 -Yes,　　 more words and expressions and you will find it easier to read and communicate.

　　　 A．Know　　　　　　　　 B．Knowing　　　　　　 C．To know　　　　　　 D．Known

15．　　　　　 historic meeting between CPC General Secretary Hu Jintao and KMT Chairman Lian Zhan marked a new time in relations across　　　 Taiwan Straits.

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

14．I can hardly imagine　　　 across the ocean in a small sailing boat.

　　　 A．they sailing　　　　　 B．their sail　　　　　　　 C．them sailing　　　　 D．they to sail

13．The principal suggested　　 more exercise to build　 up our health.

　　　 A．them to do　　　　　 B．they would do　　　 C．they do　　　　　　　 D．they did

12．The new storybook is written in　　　 easy English　　　 beginners can understand.

　　　 A．such; that　　　　　　 B．so; that　　　　　　　　 C．such; as　　　　　　　 D．too; that

11．　　　　　 to train his daughter in English, he put an ad like this in the paper “　　 , an English teacher for a ten-year-old girl.”

　　　 A．Determined; wanted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Determined; wanting

　　　 C．Determine; wanted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Determining; wanting

10．-It’s a long time　　　　　 I last saw you.

　　　 -Yes, and it will be another month　　　 we can meet again.

　　　 A．before; since　　　　 B．when; before　　　 C．since; when　　　　 D．since; before

9．-Advertisements always make promises that there are “biggest bargains”in the store.

　　 -Yes but it doesn’t 　　　　　　. We should think twice when we are offers a “free gift”.

　　　 A．come true　　　　　　 B．make a deal　　　　　 C．help out　　　　　　　 D．make sense

8．The project is designed in this way and once　　　　 , nothing can be done to change it.

　　　 A．starts　　　　　　　　　 B．starting　　　　　　　　 C．started　　　　　　　　 D．having started

7．John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work　　　　　 . he gladly accepted it.

　　　 A．finished　　　　　　　 B．finishing　　　　　　　 C．having finished　　 D．was finished