14．Out there, in the midst of the snow, ______ in long, black clothes．

　　　 A．a woman sat　　　　　　　　 　　 B．sat a woman

　　　 C．sitting a woman was　　　　 　　　 D．a woman was sitting

13．The large grassland, reaching out far away, looks extremely beautiful

　　　 ______ the blue and clean sky．

　　　 A．with 　　　　　　　　 B．against　　　　　　 C．through　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．beyond

12．The teacher wrote an example on the blackboard to ___ the point．

　　　 A．illustrate　 　　　　 B．suggest　 　　　　　 C．express　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．recognize

11．-Any suggestion?

　　　 -You'd better______the last sentence as it is rather misleading．

　　　 -Sounds reasonable．Then could you ______ a good ending to it?

　　　 A．put out; increase　　　　　 　　　　　 B．leave out; add

　　　 C．pick out; find　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D．knock out; choose

10．Since the mid-1980's, growing numbers of Asians __　　 _ in New Zealand, and they ___about six percent of the total population．

　　　 A．had settled; make of　　　 　　　　 B．have settled; make up

　　　 C．settled; make up of　　 　　　　　　　　 D．are settling; make up for

9．If you write something and send it immediately by email, which you ___later regret, there is no chance for second thoughts．

　　　 A．would 　　　　　　 B．should　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．have to　 　　　 D．might

8．Lucy's new job paid twice as much as she had made __　　 　in the restaurant．

　　　 A．working 　　　　　 B．work　　　　 　　 C．to work　　　 　 D．worked

7．You'd better not leave the medicine __　　　　　 　kids can get at it．

　　　 A．even if　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．which 　　　　　　　 C．where　　　　 D．so that

6．-What do you think of the new English teacher?

　　　 -___she is an elegant lady, she can be extremely difficult to work with．

　　　 A．Even if　　　　　　　 B．When　　　　　　　　 C．While 　　　　　　　 D．Once

5．You have no idea how she finished the relay race _　　 _ her foot wounded so much．

　　　 A．for　 　　　　　　　　　 B．when 　　　　　　　 C．with　　　　　 D．while