16. --- Tom won the first prize in the national maths competition. --- Oh, really? I’m glad that his effort at last ______. 　A. worked out　 B. got back　 C. paid off　 D. turned out

15. --- Your boyfriend promised to come to see you. ---- But he ___ come. I have been alone.

A. doesn’t　 B. didn’t　 C. won’t　 D. hasn’t

14. April 1^st is _____ day when strange things may happen and the best trick is ____ that makes everyone laugh, including the fool. 　A. the, one B. a; one C. the; the one　 D. a; the one

13. When he stood before the crowd, he felt uneasy with all the eyes ____ him.

A. focusing on　 B. focused on　 C. focused with　 D. focusing with

12. In order to master a foreign language you have to spend more time _____ it, not just ____ it.

　A. learning; learning　　 　　　　B. learning about; learning　　

　C. learning; learning about　　　 　D. learning about; learning about

11. The singer and dancer _____ our party this evening.

A. is to attend　　 B. are going to attend　 C. is about to attend　 D. were to attend

10. --- Why are they taking all the equipment away?　 --- The job _____, they are packing up to leave.　

　A. done　 B. being done　 C. was done　 D. having done

9. You see robots _______ around your home every day although you may not have thought of them as such.　　　 A. at work　 B. to work　 C. in work　　 D. on work

8. --- I put him down for a well –educated man. --- _______?　 --- I mean that he is a well- educated man. 　

A. I beg your pardon　 B. Speak louder, will you　 C. What’s that　 D. will you repeat word for word.

7. Being examined twice a year, whether it is a car or a bus or a truck, it is the rule that every driver ____ obey in this city.　 A. shall　　 B. can　　 C. has to　　 D. need