16.Mr Smith, 　　　　of the 　　　　speech,started to read a novel.

A.tired;boring　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.tiring;bored

C.tired;bored　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.tiring;boring

15. --- Shall I come tomorrow?

--- I’d rather you _________.

A. didn’t　　　 　B. won’t　　　 C. don’t　　　　　 D. wouldn’t

14. Africa is __________ with Asia at the spot where the Suez Canal was dug.

A. joined　　　　　 B. united　　　 C. connected　　　 D. content

13. ___________ your own idea. I support you and I’m sure of your success.

A. Hold on　　　 B. Put up　　　　 C. Go on with　　　 D. Stick to

12. Don’t be late for school again; __________, I’ll report you to your parents.

A. therefore　　　　 B. otherwise 　　C. however　　　　 D. but

11. The passenger was tired and walked more slowly but he got home_________.

A. after all　　　 　　　　　 　　B. at all　　　　

C. above all　　　 　　　D. in all

10. Carol said the work would be done by October, _________ personally I doubt very much.

A. it　　　　　　 B. that　　　　 C. which　　　　 D. when

9. The continent _________ I visited last year was not the one _________ I once worked.

A. which/where　　 　　　　　　　　　 　B. which/which　　 　

C. where/which　 　　　　　　　　　　　 　D. where/where

8. They rely on themselves, ____________ is much better.

A. what 　　　　　B. that 　　　　C. who 　　　　　D. which

7. The reason __________ I'm writing to you is to tell you about a party on Saturday.

A.because 　　　　B. why　　 　　C. for 　　　　　D. as