14.He came back late, ______ which time all the guests had already left.

A. after　　　　　 　　　B. at　　　　　 　　　C. by　　　　 　　　　D. during

13. We are told to read the passage and find the sentences that _______ the argument.

A. promote　 　 　　　　B. show　 　　　 　　　C. design　 　 　　　　D. support

12. When people saw their athletes break the records, they ________ be wild with joy.

A should　　　　 　　　　B. would　　　 　　　　C. will　　　　 　　　D. shall

11. There are many books on the subject in the bookstore but we’d like to choose the ________ one.

A. latter　　　　 　　　　B. later　 　　　　　　C. latest　　　　 　　D. last

10. The dish didn’t taste so ______ as　 ________.

A. good, expected　　　　　　 　　　　　　　B. good, it expected　

C. well , expected　　　　　　 　　　　　　　D. well, it was expected

9. I’m ______ to know I lost my pen that _______ smoothly.

A. disappointed, is written　　 　　　　　　　　　B. disappointed, wrote　

C. disappointing, wrote　　　 　　　　　　　　　D. disappointing, was written

8. _____ can you expect to get a pay rise.

A. With hard work　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　B. Although work hard

C. Only with hard work　　　 　　　　　　　　　D. Now that he works hard

7. An idea came to her in a flash ___ she might do the experiment in another way.

　 A．when　　 　 　　　　B．which　　 　　　 　　C．that　　 　 　　　　D．while

6. The idea of achieving ___ health and happiness by taking ___ exercises has been widely accepted.

　 A．/; the　　　　 　　 　　B．/; /　　　 　　　　C．the; the　　 　 　　D．the; an

5. He paid ____ as much money as he could for the book I liked best.

A．twice as　 　　 　　　　B．as twice　 　　　 　　C．more than twice 　　 D．twice so much