14. What a table! I’ve been seen such a thing before. It is ___ it is long.

　 A. half not as wide as　　　　　 B. wide not as half as

　 C. not half as wide as　　　　　 D. as wide as not half

13. _________ from other continents for millions of years, Australia has many plants not found in any other country in the world.

　 A. Being separated　　　　　　 B. Having separated

C. Having been separated　　 　　D. To be separated

12. His encouraging speech _________ us to be always ready to fight with the kinds of hardships.

　 A. excited　 　B. inspired　　 C. interested　　 D. touched

11. His invention is _________ and of _________.

　A. useful; value　　　　　　　 B. of use; valuable　

C. use; value　　　　　　　　 D. useful; valuable

10. Some agree with Jim, but ______ us _______ with Sam.

　 A. rest of; agree　　　　　　　 B. the rest of; agrees

　C. the rest; agree　　　　　　　 D. the rest of; agree

9. It was getting dark. What was worse, it seemed difficult to find the road ________ the town.

　A. led to　　 B. leading to　　 C. to be leading to　　 D. which leading to

8. The theory he struck _________ true.

　 A. prove　　 B. to proved　　 C. was proved　 D. to was proved

7. The medicine is ___________: Wei Fang feels much better.

　 A. working　　 B. doing　　 C. affecting　　 D. taking

6. “Can’t you read?” Mary said __________ to the notice.

　 A. angrily pointing　　　　　　　　 B. and point angrily

C. angrily pointed　　　　　　　　 D. and angrily pointing

5. If you can’t find him at home, you had better __________ him at work.

　 A. call on　　　 B. call at　　 C. on a visit　　 D. drop in