15. Some of the doctors are paid almost ______ as the nurses.

　A. twice as much B. much as twice　　　　　　　 C. as much twice　　　　　　　 D. as twice much

14. ______ I’m well again, I can go on with my work.

　A. Even if 　 　　B. As though　　　　 　　 C. Ever after　　 　 D. Now that

13. The club women gathered ______ clothes for people in the tsunami-hit countries.

　A. a great deal of　　　　　　　 　 B. masses of　　　　　　　　　　　　

　C. a large amount of 　　　　　　　 D. amounts of

12. We can’t continue to pretend that the problem of homelessness doesn’t ______ in this city.

　A. exist　　 　 　　　　B. live　　　　　　 　　 C. be　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. survive

11. The pilot, whether ______ or design, made the plane do a sharp turn.

　　 A. by accident　　　　　 B. at times　　　　　　　　 C. suddenly　　　　　　 D. all at once

10. Then you usually lie there just ______ the ceiling, thinking about everything that could go wrong.

　　 A. glancing at　　　　　　　　　 B. watching at　　　　　 C. glaring at　　　　　　　 D. staring at