15．Four and  half hours of discussion took us up to midnight，and     break for cheese chocolate and tea with sugar．（　　）

A．

a； a

B．

the； the

C．

不填；the

D．

a； 不填

14．The sunlight is white and blinding，____ hard-edged shadows on the ground．（　　）

A．

throwing

B．

being thrown

C．

to throw

D．

to be thrown

13．India attained ____ independence in 1947，after _____ long struggle．（　　）

A．

不填； a

B．

the； a

C．

an； 不填

D．

an； the

12．It's an either-or situation-we can buy a new car this year or we can go on holiday but we can't do     ．（　　）

A．

others

B．

either

C．

another

D．

both

11．我们一致同意一旦得出调查结论，就尽早让公众知晓．（once）We all agree that once the conclusion of the investigation is drawn，it will be made known to the public as soon as possible．

10．乍一看，这块手表没有什么特别之处，但实际上它是一部手机．（there be）At first sight，there is nothing special about the watch，but in fact it is a mobile phone．

9．雨天我总是比平时起得晚．（than）I always get up later than usual on rainy days．．

8．假如你是李夏．你看到关国留学生Sharon 在网上发贴，希望有人能帮助她提高普通话（Mandarin）水平，她可以教英语作为回报．请银据以下提示用英语给她写一封电于哪件．
（1）表达给她提供帮助的意愿；
（2）说明你能胜任辅导的理由；
（3）给出讲好普通话的两点建议；
（4）提出你学习英语的具体需求．
注意：
（1）词数120左右，开头语已为你写好；
（2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
（3）文中不得透漏个人姓名和学校名称
Hi Sharon，
This is Li Xia．I learned from your post that you want to improve your MandarmI am quite interested in it． I think I'm fit for it．As a student，I have been learning Mandarin for many years．In addition，I am Chinese，which means Mandarin is a must for me to communicate with others in my daily life． So I'm quite confident that I can help you learn Mandarin．
Learning Mandarin takes time，so if you want to learn it well，you should spend much time practicing Mandarin everyday．As the saying goes，practice makes perfect． Besides，you can also read some books in Chinese，see some Chinese films and listen to some Chinese radio programmes．Speaking and listening are very important for a language learning，by which you are sure to make great progress．
In your post，you say you can teach English as a reward．It is just what I want．I'm eager to improve my English．So，if you allow me to help you learn Mandarin，you can also help me improve my English．We can contact each other by video chat every night for half an hour in English and half an hour in Chinese，so that we can improve our oral speaking．
Hope for you early reply!
Yours Sincerely
Li Xia．

7．A：I need to lose some weight．My clothes don't fit anymore．（51）C
B：Well，instead of watching TV all day，you could do more exercise．
A：（52）A
B：Like cycling，or you could work out at the gym．
A：I don't have time．（53）B
B：OK，then you could change your diet．（54）G
A：You mean no more hamburgers!Oh no!
B：OK．（55）E．

A．Like what？ B．I'm too busy C．What should I do？ D．Some more hamburgers？ E．Buy some larger clothes then． F．That's a good idea．Thanks a lot． G．Eat something healthier，like fruit．

6．It is generally accepted that    boy must learn to stand up and fight like   man．（　　）

A．

a；a

B．

a；the

C．

the；the

D．

a；不填