16. The book, mainly ____ use in colleges, is a best-seller this summer.

A. designing for　 B. designed to　 C. designed for　 D. designing to

15. It was said that the company sent out a group of angry men ____ with sticks to fight with the citizens.

A. to arm　　　 B. armed　　　 C. arming　　　 D. being armed

14. With the price of oil ____, the economy of that country is slowing down.

A. going up　　　 B. bringing up　　　 C. rising up　　　 D. taking up

13. The word “moon” is an ancient word ____ “month”.

A. joined with　　 B. joined to　　　　 C. related with　　　 D. related to

12. In order to keep their trade ____ , they would have to buy less goods in the US.

A. balanced　　 B. balancing　　 　C. to balance　　 D. being balanced

11. Tom’s absence made ____ to get all the work done in a single day.

A. us difficult　 B. it difficult for us　 C. difficult for　 D. us to be difficult

10. Just putting away the dishes, ____ .

A. the doorbell rang　　　　　　　　 B. Nancy heard the doorbell ring

C. the doorbell was heard to ring　　　 D. there went the doorbell

9. It was in the village ____ he once lived ____ he got his junior education.

A. that, where　　 B. where, that　　 C. which, where　 D. where, which

8. ____ with her son’s progress in his studies, Mrs. Brown promised him a new CD.

A. Satisfying　　 B. To satisfy　　 C. Satisfied　　 D. She was satisfied

7. I never dreamed of there ____ such a quiet place in the noisy city.

A. was　　　　 B. had been　　　　　 C. being 　　　　D. to be