14．Cedric was so angry that he kicked a chair and broke one of its legs, _______ was rather funny.

　　 A．as　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．It

　 　C．that　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．which

13．First the famous singer sang herself, and later the audience _______ her song. They were all excited then.

　　 A．took out　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．took away　 　

C．took up　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．took in

12．-Did you know anything about the performance to take place in Shanghai? -_______.

　　 A．Not even you told me　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B．Not if you told me

　 　C．Not whether you would tell me　　　　　　 D．Not until you told me

11．She was talking about her family but _______ about her son, who was studying abroad.

　　 A．most　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．almost　 　

C．mostly　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．nearly

10．-May I borrow these four books?

-_______. You may keep all of them for two days.

　　 A．Of course not　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B．By all manes

　 　C．Sorry, I’m afraid not　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D．By no means

9．_______, it began to run unexpectedly.

　 A．While cleaning the machine　　　　　　 　　　 B．To clean the machine

　 C．He was cleaning the machine　　　　　 　　　 D．While he was cleaning the machine

8．I really think I should have been invited to the party. I’m very unhappy ______ I wasn’t.

　 A．why　 　　　　　　 B．when　 　　　　　　　　 C．that　 　　　　　　 D．what

7．-I didn’t go to class last night because my car broke down.

-You _______ mine. I wasn’t using it.

　 A．could borrow　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．could have borrowed

　 C．must have borrowed　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．should borrow

6．You have made a few mistakes in your composition but _______ you have done well.

　 A．first of all　 　　 B．on the whole　 　　　 C．on the other hand　 D．above all

5．It’s quite obvious that the aging population is China will cause _______ 　heavy burden on ______ whole society in the future.

　 A．不填；a　 　　　　 　B．a；the　 　　　　　　 C．the；a　 　　　　 D．a；不填