14. ---Who did you decide to have _____ a college education in England?

　 ---My elder daughter, of course.

　 A. receive　　　　　 B. received　　　　 C. receiving　　　　 D. to receive

13. ---Were you late for the film?

　 ---Yes. Half of it _____ by the time we _____ the cinema.

　 A. was shown; reached　　　　　　　　　 B. had been shown; reached

　 C. was on; had reached　　　　　　　　　 D. had been on; had reached

12. Johnny tried hard to find a good job in this newspaper office, but he had no _____.

　 A. chance　　　　　　 B. time　　　　　 C. money　　　　　 D. luck

11. ---Excuse me, would you mind passing me that English-Chinese dictionary?

　 ---Sorry, it’s _____ my reach.

　 A. over　　　　　　 B.within　　　　　 C. far away　　　　 D. beyond

10. ---Thank you for a wonderful meal.　 --- ______.

　 A. No, really. It’s all right　　　　　　　 B. Thank you all the same

　 C. The same to you　　　　　　　　　　 D. I’m glad you enjoyed it

9. The book is not very important in your studies. You’d better buy one for your future work,　 _______.

　 A. also　　　　　　 B. however　　　　 C. still　　　　　　 D. though

8. I’ll spend the evening _____ in your room waiting for the thief to arrive.

　 A. locking　　　　　 B. in locking　　　 C. being locked　　 D. locked

7. ---Shall I book a table for the dinner?

　 --- _____. The restaurant won’t be full this evening.

　 A. Yes, you may　　　　　　　　　　　 B. No, you mustn’t

　 C. No, you needn’t　　　　　　　　　　 D. I’d rather not

6. ---Harry treats his secretary badly.

　 ---Yes. He seems to think that she is the _____ important person in the office.

　 A. hardly　　　　　 B. least　　　　　 C. less　　　　　 D. most

5. ---What did you see?

　 ---We saw _____ police there.

　 A. many　　　　　　 B. much　　　　　 C. plenty　　　　 D. the