16. ____ with the question the students raised, the teacher paused for a few seconds.

A. Puzzling　　 　　B. To puzzle　　 　　C. Puzzled　　 　D. Being puzzled

15. King is a fine musician: it’s a _____ to hear him play.

A. advantage　　 　　B. possibility　　 　　C. favour　　　 　D. privilege

14. William Shakespeare occupied a ____ position in English literature.

A. most unique　 　B. unique　　 　C. very unique　　 　　D. least unique

13. We have been told that under no circumstances _____ the telephone in the office for personal affairs.

A. may we use　　 　B. we may use　　 　C. we use　　 　　D. do we use

12. John didn’t feel well yesterday; otherwise he _____ to see his friend off at the airport.

A. came　 　B. would come　 　C. would have come　 　　D. should be coming

11. ____ you are familiar with the author’s ideas, try reading all the sections as quickly as you possibly can .

A. Ever since　　 　B. Now that　　　 　C. So that　　　 　D. As long as

10. –Do you think your daughter should go to college?

　　　 --Yes, of course. ______, she should also go abroad for further education.

A. What’s more　　 　　　　　　　　 B. In other words　　

C. In that case　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　D. After all

9. The cruelty of the terrorists towards foreigners and ____ of the terrorists towards New York ten years ago filled everyone with horror.

A. those　　　 B. one　　　　 C. that　　　　 D. it

8. Students who pass the test will be ____ to the next grade.

A. possessed　 B. promoted　　 C. proposed　　 　　　 D. allowed

7. There is hardly an environment on earth ____ some species of animal or other have not adapted successfully.

A. to which　 B. in which 　　 　C. for which　 　　　　　　　 　D. on which