16. You cannot be too careful. Which of the following sentences doesn’t have the same meaning of the underlined sentence? _____

A. You cannot be careful at all.

B. You cannot be over careful.

C. You cannot be careful enough.

D. You cannot take enough care.

15. In an emergency, you should remain _____.

　　 A. calm　　　　　 B. silent　　　　 C. quiet　　　　　 D. tranquil

14. It was a _____ evening and I really had a good sleep.

A. calm　　　　　 B. silent　 C. quiet　　　　　 D. safe and sound

13. The foreman(工头) beat him _____ , and the other workers were very angry with him.

　　 A. red-blooded　　　　　　　 B. black and white　　　　 C. red-handed　　　　　　　 D. black and blue

12. Although he was not _____ tired, he didn’t care _____.

A. a little; a little　　 　　 B. a bit; a bit　 　　　　　　 C. a little; a bit 　　　　　　 D. a bit; a little

11. How time flies! You should make _____ use of your time.

　　 A. best　　　 　　　　　　　 B. the worst　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. good　　　 　　　　　　 D. the best

10. East and west, home is _____.(prov.)

　　 A. best　　　　 　　　　 B. worst　　　 　　　　　 C. nearest　　　 　　　　　 D. farthest

9. Some girls are _____; a few, but very few, are _____.

　　 A. beautiful; pretty　　　　 B. handsome; beautiful　 C. pretty; beautiful　　　　 D. pretty; handsome

8. --- How is your friend now?

　 --- I am sorry to tell you he is going from ____ to worse in the hospital.

　 A. better　　 　　　　　　　　 B. worse 　　　　　　　 　　　 C. bad　　　　 　　　　　 D. well

7. David was lying in bed, _____ , listening to an English pop song.

A. awoke　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. awake　　　　 　　　　 C. waking　　 　　　　　　　 D. wake