16. Don’t leave her ______ outside in the rain; she will catch a cold.

A. waited　 B. wait　　 C. waiting　　 D. to wait.

15. --- Why did you ______ the fourth paragraph of your rewritten composition?

　 --- Because I thought it was off the point.

A. put out　 B. leave out　 C. make out　 D. figure out

14. I remember you mentioned the same thing on a ______ occasion.

A. late　 B. future　 C. precious　　 D. previous

13. If it is quite ______ to you, I will visit you this Sunday.

A. comfortable　 B. fair　 C. easy　 D. convenient

12. _______ is ______ mother of ______ success.

A. Failure, the, /　 B. Failure, the, the　　 C. The failure, /, /　　 D. A failure, the, /

11. We often provide our children with toys, footballs or basketballs, ______ that all children like these things.

A. thinking　 B. think　　 C. to think　　 D. thought

10. Most of the people ______ to the party were famous scientists.

A. invited　　 B. to invite　　 C. being invited　　 D. inviting

9. --- What happened to Mr Smith early this morning?

　 --- Oh, he was seen ______ down and the driver ______ away.

A. knock, drive　 B. knocking, driving　　 C. knocked, drove　 D. to knock, driven

8. The two presidents agree with each other on the whole, but much remains ______ at the following meeting.

A. to discuss　 B. discussing　 C. to be discussed　 D. discussed

7. --- Excuse me. Can you tell me where the nearest bank is?

　 --- ________ Oh, yes! It’s past the post office, next to a big market.

A. I beg you pardon?　　 B. You asked the right question.

C. Mm, let me see.　　　 D. Be quiet.