14. ---Why did you have to get that stamp? It’s far from beautiful.

　 ---_________ my collection, of course.

　 A. Completing　　 　　　 B. To complete　　 　 C. Complete　　 　　　 D. Completed

13. ---Do you agree with her ideas at the meeting?

　 ---Absolutely, what she’s just said is the very idea ________ I want to express.

　 A. that　 　　　　 B. what　 　　　　　 C. which　 　D. why

12. ---Peter, I owe you an apology for what I said about you the other day.

　 ---__________.

　 A. You’re welcome　 　 B. Sorry　　 　　　　　　　　 C. Forget it　 　　 D. My pleasure

11. It is a foolish act to _________ notes during a test as you will be severely punished.

　 A. stick to　 　　　　　 B. refer to　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. keep to　　 　 D. point to

10. Man’s shopping can be and often is completed in five minutes, which is less than a quarter_________.　

　 A. that of a woman　　 　 B. of that of a woman

　 C. of a woman’s　　　 　　 D. that of a woman’s

9. Most of us know we should cut down on fat. But knowing such things isn't much help _______ it comes to shopping and eating.

A. since　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. after　　　　　　　 D. when

8. I’ve visited lots of places and stayed in varieties of hotels, but none of them ________ this one.

　 A. suits　　　　　　　　　　 B. matches　 　 C. compares　　　　 　 D. beats

7. Of the two best-sellers, which do you think is ____to me?

A. a suitable one　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. more suitable

C. a more suitable　　　　　　　　　 D. the more suitable

6. ---Jim! Did you have a good time at the party?

　 ---Yes, but with all this work on hand, I really _________ there.

　 A. needn’t have been　　　 　 B. couldn’t have gone　

　 C. shouldn’t have been　　　 D. shouldn’t have gone　

5. President Hu said that Africa-China relations had progressed ________ with fruitful co-operation in many new fields.

　 A. smoothly　 　　　 B. peacefully　 　　　　　　　 C. quietly　　 　　　　　　 D. highly