7.　　　　 I couldn't afford to rent a house like this,______buy it.

A. no longer　 B. no more than　 C. let alone D. instead

6.　　　　 It was very cold ____ they still went swimming.

A. although　 B.but　 C. however　 D. though

5.　　　　 The thing that ________ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not.

A. matters　　　 B. cares　 C. considers　　 D. minds

4.　　　　 -The cake is delicious.

-Well, at least it is ________ the one I baked last week.

A. as bad as　　 B. no worse than　　 C. no better than　　 D. not better than

3.　　　　 -You keep on coughing. What’s the matter?

-Oh, I’ve got a cold. Nothing serious, ________.

A. yet　　 B. indeed C. though　　　 D. anyway

2.　　　　 The best job is ________which uses your skill in doing something together with your interest in the subject.

A. something　 B. the one　　　 C. one　　 D. it　　

1.　　　　 I find ________ environment is getting worse and worse.

- Yes, that is because we human go against ________ nature.

A. the; the　　　 B. the; ×　　　 C. an; the　　　 D. ×; the

15.　 A　　 the chance is that是一固定句式。

14.　 A　　 由句意:“你有什么东西要让我为你带去吗?”可知该处应用to be done结构。

13.　 B　　 the time是点时间，故不能用介词for；the time之后用when引导定语从句。