16. It ______me 2000yuan a year to repair the car.

　 A. spends　　　 　　　　　　 B. takes　　 　　　　　 C. costs　　 　　　　　　　 D. pays

15. The government was about to take measures to increase the farmers’ income ________ a sudden strike occurred downtown.

　 A. when　　　 　　　　　　 B. while　　　 　　 C. as　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. then

14. -Did you walk to the Stadium to watch the football match?

-I went there by bike ________ and was just on time.

　 A. instead on foot　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. instead by foot　　　

　 C. instead of foot　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. instead of on foot　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

13. -Until when did you work on your new story last night?

　 -Hardly had any sleep. As a matter of fact, ________.

　 A. all night long　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. until the whole night　　　

　 C. with whole night　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. for the night long

12. I will never forget the hard time we have ever had in the jungle ________ for almost half a month.

　 A. to travel　　　 　　　　 B. traveling　　　 C. and traveled　　　 　 D. traveled

11. Whenever I ask Justin _________, he will always __________ no to me.

　 A. for help; express　　 B. to help; express　 C. to help; say　　　 　 D. for help; speak

10. So far all the things have been ________ very perfectly. And you don’t need to worry at all.

　 A. moving on　　　 　　　 B. going on　　　 C. keeping on　　　 　　 D. kept on

9. -Have a wonderful time at your party!

　 -___________

　 A. Yes, I will. Thanks very much.　 　　　　　 B. The same to you.　

　 C. I’m glad to hear that.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. All the best!

8. Our next plan is to go over the mountain _________ and ___________ we should get to the　 drilling ground.

　 A. in two days; after two days　　　　　 　　 B. two days later; two days later

　 C. in two days; in two days　　　　　　 　　 D. after two days; after two days

7. I cannot give you the information you ask for, _________ I’ll have to make sure of it myself.

　 A. for the simple reason that　　　　　 　　 B. for the simple reason what

　 C. as a result of what　　　　　　　　 　　 D. because that