14. --- Is she really very ill?　 ---_____. 　She’s in hospital now.

A. I’m afraid so　 　 　　　　　 B. I don’t think so　 　 　 C. I hope not　 　 　 　 　　　 D. I’m not sure

13. ---Have you persuaded him?　　 　

---Yes. After some hours of discussion, I 　_____ to reason him in accepting the new plan.

　　 A. had managed　 　 B. would manage　 　　　 C. have managed　 　　　 D. manager

12. How did you like the ____ of the interpreter(口译员)at the Chinese FM press conference of 6-party talks on TV?

　 A. performance　 　　 B. achievement　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. material 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. words

11. I wonder what will become of my daughter, ____endless homework. She also bears other leading loads such as revision and recitation.

　　 A. As well as　 　 　　 B. With 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Except 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Rather than

10. Although he knew _____little about ____large amount of work done in the field, he succeeded where more well-informed experimenters failed.

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

9. They are teachers and don't realize ______ to start and run a company.

　 A. what takes it　 　 　　 B. what they take　 　 　　 C. what takes them　 　 　 D. what it takes

8. We're living in an age ______ many things are done on computer.

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

7. _____ that my head had cleared, my brain was also beginning to work much better.

　 　A. For　 　 　　 　 　　　　 B. Now　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Since　 　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. So　

6. It was not until dark _____ he found _____ he thought was the correct way to solve the problem.　

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

5. --- Lucy, you wash the dishes, _____.　 　 --- Mom, can't Lily do it? It's her turn.　 　

A. don’t you　 　　　　　　　　　 B. can you　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. shall you　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. will you