Some people just can not decide what to do all by themselves. They often　 1　 the advice(建议)of their friends. But they never do as their friends have said. My friend Jack is　 2　 person, and he is always asking me for help. T try to help him as well as I can, but he never listens to me. Yesterday I　 3　 a new way to make him take my advice. It worked. “Look,” he said,　 4　 me a letter.“ What d you think I should do? ”The letter told him that there was a good job for him. It seemed to be a good chance(机会)for a young artist. His teacher　 5　 him to Australia to work. The job would pay very　 6　 ,and he　 7　 to travel and visit many interesting places.“　 8　 this, Rose?” he asked,“ If I take the job, I will have to stay in Australia for two years. I may stay a bit longer. But it would be a wonderful time for me. Should I go, Rose?”

　 “Don’t go,” I told him, “You’ll suffer(受苦) a lot there.” “Don’t go?” he　 9　 surprised at my answer. As you have probably known, Jack went. I wonder(想知道)　 10　 he found that I really wanted him to take the job.

16. Tom has much difficulty _____ Chinese so he often asks me _____ help

　　　　 A. to understand; with　　　　 B. understanding; of

　　　　 C. to understand; for　　　　　 D. understanding; for

15. _____ of the students has an English exercise book.

　　　　 A. None　　　　 B. Both　　　　　 C. All　　　　　 　D. Every

14. We’ll keeping on_____ we succeed.

　　　　 A. trying after　　 B. to try before　　 C. trying until　　 　D. try until

13. The food mother cooked _____ very delicious.

　　　　 A. is tasted　　 　　B. tastes　 　　　C. is being tasted　 D. to taste

11. We spend as much time as we can _____ English.

　　　　 A. read　　　　 B. to read　 　　C. reading　　　　　 D. have read

10. A _____ lazy man can’t earn _____ money.

　　　　 A. too much; too much　　　　　 B. much too; much too

　　　　 C. much too; too many　　　　　 D. much too; too much

9. Would you mind _____?

　　　 A. me to smoke here　　　　　　　 B. my smoking at here

　　　 C. me smoking here　　　　　　　 D. if I will smoke here