16．When _______ do not do as much exercise as usual , it’s very easy for them to _______ .

A．woman athletes ; put on weight

B．women athletes ; put on weight

C．woman athletes ; look fat

D．women athletes ; feel fat

15．Yesterday evening my father was invited to the state banquet(国宴)______ time , so he has attended such banquets ______ .

A．the third ; three times

B．for the third ; three times

C．the third ; for three times

D．for the third ; for three times

14．______ the age of 24 Mr Liang had already managed to get much of his translation about poems published in some _______ countries .

A．At ; English-spoken　　　　B．By ; English-spoken

C．At ; English-speaking　　　 D．By ; English-speaking

13．On the battle field , the brave soldier killed ________ 274 enemy soldiers .

A．as much as　　　　　B．as many as

C．much up to　　　　　D．many up to

12．Westerners eat too much sugar ______ cakes , soft drinks (不含酒精的饮料) , sweets and so on .

A．in the form of　　　　　B．in the form

C．in the forms　　　　　 D．in the forms

11．Who can tell what will happen _______ ? Things which will happen in the time yet to come are always unknown to us .

A．in future　　　　　　B．in the future

C．for future　　　　　 D．for the future

10．This encyclopedia(百科全书)_________ at the _______ you need .

A．holds ; informations　　　 B．contains ; informations

C．contains ; informations　　　 D．holds ; informations

9．Our English teacher is always being very _______ those who are not at all quick in understanding the difficult questions .

A．kind of　　　　　　B．worried to

C．patient to　　　　　　D．patient with

8．They are considering ______ the urgent (紧急的) problem right now .

A．to discuss　　　　　 B．to be discussed

C．being discussed　　　　 D．discussing

7．There was _____ with Mary’s stomach this morning , so she went to hospital .

A．wrong something　　　　 B．something matter

C．something the matte　　　 D．something the wrong