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