15. I was told that by 1990 things were beginning to improve, _________ quickly enough. A. even if not　　　　　　　　　 B. even I didn’t improve

C. if not improved　　　　　　 D. if even to improve not

14. What _______ weather! Getting into the _______ makes no difference!

A. wet …. shadow　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. damp …. shadow　

C. wet …. shade　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. damp …. shade

13. ---- New measures are to be taken to control the expanding real estate market.

---- From my point of view, _______ that the measures will be extremely controversial.

A. there is little doubt　 　　　　　B. there is some doubt　

C. it is no doubt　　　 　　　　　D. it is some doubt

12. By no means _______ say like that. It is likely to spoil your relationship.

A. ought you　 　B. you ought to 　　　C. should you 　　D. you should to

11. The old couple _______ the college with a large sum of money in memory of their son, who was _______ and died of pneumonia.

A. presented …. delicate　　　　 　　　　　　　B. provided …. fragile　

C. appealed …. infected　　　　 　　　　　　　D. applied …..ill

10. _______ she was your friend, I would have invited her to the party.

　 A. If I know 　　　　　B. Were I to know 　　　C. If I knew 　　　　　D. Had I known

9. ----Do you know our government has planned a new budget for next year?

----Yes, I do. But, if budgets are cut, some vital researches may be _______.

A. approved of　 　　　　B. squeezed out 　　　　C. made a difference　 　D. by coincidence

8. He held the young man _______ in his arms after a good _______ handshake.

A. tightly…. firmly　 　　　　　　　　　　　　B. firm …. tight　

C. firmly…. tightly　 　　　　　　　　　　　　D. tight ….firm

7. ----It’s a long time since I saw Kevin. What has happened to him?

----Well, to tell you the truth, he _______ for nearly a month.

A. has been in prison　 　　　　　　　　　　　　B. has got married　

C. has fallen ill　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. robbed the bank of money

6. As an old saying goes, friendship is like money: easier made than ______.

A. kept 　　　　　　　B. to be kept 　　　　　　C. keeping 　　　　　　D. having kept