14. I don’t think the two parties can 　　　agreement in the near future.

A. arrive　 B. reach　 C. reach for　 D. arrive at

Key: B　 reach agreement　 达成一致

13． 　　　　Knowledge of English is a must in international trade.

A. the　 B. /　　 C. A　 D. An

Key: C　　 a knowledge of 某一方面的知识

12. Cloning the sheep ----Dolly is a big 　　in science.

A. progress　 B. run　 C. jump　 D. rush

Key: C　 a big jump　 一个大的进步、进展

11. ----Who did you spend last weekend with?

　 ----　　 .

A. Palmer’s　 B. The Palmers’　 C. The palmers　 D. The palmer’s

Key: C　 the 姓+s 一家人

10. Yesterday I was invited to the dinner at invited to the dinner at 　　.

A. Turners　 B. the Turners　 C. Turners’　 D. The Turners’

Key: D　 在……住处　 “’”

9. I tried every 　　　to make him give up smoking.

A. mean　 B. ways　 C. meaning　 D. means

Key: D　 way 作“方式、手段、方法”解时，常用单数，等于method

8．Being poor, she had to borrow a new 　so as to attend the party.

A. cloth　 B. clothes　 C. clothing　 D. dress

Key: D

7. In order to learn the 　　　of the family business, Bill took a job as messenger boy in one of the offices.

A. ins and outs　 B. dos and don’ts　 C. heads and tails　 D t’s and i’s

Key: A the ins and outs of sth.　 细节、详情、始末

另： dot one’s i's and cross one’s t’s　 一丝不敬地完成任务

6. Shelly had prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first 　　.

A. intention　 B. attempt　 C. purpose　 D. desire

Key: B attempt 尝试

5. It snowed heavily for three days 　　　and they were separated from the outside world.

A. in the end　 B. on end　 C. by the end　 D. at the end

Key: B　 on end 1直立，竖立 2连续地　 They argued for two hours on end

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 His hair stands on end.