16. Alone in the garden sat the girl, thinking for a long time, of _________ life was like with her teachers and classmates in the past.　

A. what　　　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　 　　 D. that

15. ---Do you mind if I take a seat here?

　 ---Sorry, it_______.　　

A. was taken　　 　　 B. taken　 　　　　　 C. is taken　　　 　　 D. has taken

14. I don’t really teach this class. I ______ until Alice returns from the United States on the exchange program with Jenks High School.

A. just help out　　 　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. have just help out　

C. will just help out　 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. am just helping out

13. Juliet comes to school by car every day, ______do many other teachers who live in the suburban areas of Chengdu.

　 A. which　 　　　　　　 B. as　　　　 　　 C. when　　　　　　　　 D. though

12. Their performance on the stage was _______ a failure; it was a great success.

A. next to　　　 　　 B. along with　 　　　 C. far from　　　　　　 D. regardless of　　

11. ---David, you clean the blackboard today, _______?

---With pleasure. I cleaned it yesterday, though.

A. will you　　　　　　　　 B. do you　　　 　 　　　　　 C. don’t you　 　　　 D. didn’t you

10. Every individual exists in a continually changing world _______ he or she is the center.

A. for which　　　　　　 B. at which　　 　 　　 C. in that 　 　　　　 D. of which

9. Few students today can imagine the hardships the Red Army men had to_______ during the Long March.

　 A. live through　 　　 B. live on 　 　　　　　 C. live for　　　 　 D. feed on

8. If our society, including many educators, gives up creativity only _____correct answers, it is really time for us to reform our educational system.

　 A. to　 　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　 　 　　 C. on　　　　　　 　 D. in

7. How many times do you find yourself arriving at school to start your day, only ________ that you had left your homework at home?

A. having discovered　　　 　　 　　　　　　 B. discovering　　 　　　

C. to discover　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. discover