15. This printer is of good quality. If it _______ break down within the first year, we would repair it at our expense.

A. would　　　　 　　B. should　　 　　　　C. could　　　 　　　　D. might

14. I travel to the Binhai New Area by light railway every day, _____ do many businessmen who live in downtown Tianjin.

A. as　　　　 　　　　B. which　　　 　　　C. when　　　 　　　D. though

13. I’m not surprised that he became a writer. Even as a child he had a _____ imagination.

A. clear　　　　 　　　B. cautious　　 　　　　C. funny　　 　　　　D. vivid

12. It was a nice house, but _______ too small for a family of live.

A. rarely　　　 　　　B. fairly　　　 　　　　C. rather　　 　　　　D. pretty

11. ---- Putting on a happy face not only helps us make friends but also makes us feel better.

---- _______.

A. I’d love to　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　B. I’m with you on that

C . It’s up to you　　　 　　　　　　　　　　D. It’s my pleasure

10. The art show was _______ being a failure; it was a great success.

A. far from　　 　　　　B. along with　　　　 　C. next to　　　 　　　D. regardless of

9. _____ by the advances in technology, many farmers have set up wind farms on their land.

A. Being encouraged　　　 　　　　　　　　　B. Encouraging

C. Encouraged　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　D. Having encouraged

8. Don’t worry if you don’t understand everything, the teacher will ______ the main points at the end.

A. recover　　　 　　B. review　　　 　　　C. require　　　 　　　D. remember

7. It is obvious to the students ______ they should get well prepared for their future.

A. as　　 　　　　　　B. which　　　 　　　　C. whether　　 　　　D. that

6. ---- Sorry, I have to ______ now. It’s time for class.

---- OK, I’ll call back later.

A. hang up　　　 　　B. break up　　 　　　　C. give up　　　　　 D. hold up