14. ----What made him worried?

----____ help the people in the snowstorm in the South.

A. Not known how to　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Because we didn’t know how to

C. Our knowing not how to　　　　　 　　 D. Our not knowing how to

13. Research universities have to keep up with the latest computer and scientific hardware ____ price.

A. on account of 　　　 B. regardless of 　　　　 C. in addition to 　　　 D. in line with

12. You can never imagine what great trouble I had ____ the poor boy who was hurt seriously.

A. help 　　　　　　　　　 B. to help　　 　　　　　 C. helped　 　　　　　　　 D. helping

11. Only if ____ the examinations ____ get the gift promised by your father.

A. you have passed, you will　　 　　　　　　 B. have you passed, will you

C. you have passed, will you　　　 　　　　　　 D. have you passed, you will

10. The railway construction had to be stopped for ____ money.

A. short of　　　 　　 B. result of　　　 　　 C. need of　　　 　　 D. lack of

9. We all feel it is Jack as well as his wife that ____ for their son’s bad behaviour at school.

A. are to blame 　　　　 B. is to be blamed 　　 C. are to be blamed　　 D. is to blame

8. On a ____ morning the little girl was found ____ at the corner of the street.

A. freezing, freezing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. freezing, frozen

C. frozen, frozen　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. frozen, freezing

7. In the reading room, we found her ____ at a desk, with her attention ____ on a book.

A. sitting, fixing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sit, fixed

C. sitting, to be fixed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. seated, fixed

6. The Internet gives people the chance to have the information they need ____ to them quickly and cheaply.

A. to deliver　 　　　　 B. deliver　　　 　　 C. delivering　　 　　 D. delivered

5. ----The weather isn’t good enough for an outing, isn’t it?

----Not in the least. We can’t have ____ at this time of the year.

A. a worse day 　　　　 B. a nicer day　 　　　 C. such bad a day 　　 D. so fine a day