1.　　　 A. many　　　　　 B. much　　　　 C. more　　　　　 D. most

15.　 A。全文的喜剧效果全在于此，很显然电话坏了，需要修理。Dave 只是在假装讲话。

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Many people think the 　1　 　time is spent, the more work will be done. So students have to spend the whole 　2　 　doing school work except the three meals.

Modern students have many 　3　 . They love sports, computers and music. A 　4　 　holiday can get them away from too much school work, and they can do 　5　 　they like. But still teachers do not think about it. Because students have too much homework, they have no time to 　6　 　themselves. Students are really tired 　7　 　their weekend homework. So they don’t do it 　8　 　Sunday night. And there is not enough time to finish the homework 　9　 . The poor weekend homework usually makes teachers 　10　 .

Things always get 　11　 　without right ideas. Too much school work makes students lose interest in learning. It’s also bad for their 　12　 . A horse runs faster after a 　13　 . But for students only rest is not enough. So such a condition (状况) should be 　14　 　to give students both 　15　 　and knowledge.

14.　 A。他拿起电话显然是讲话, 故选A 。

13.　 A。go on 是“继续”的意思, keep on 是“坚持”的意思, 故选A 。

12.　 B。knock at door是“敲门”的意思。

11.　 B。answer a call 是“回电话”的意思。

10.　 A。假装忙于接一个重要的电话。

9.　　　 D。take up 是“占据”的意思，bring up是“培养”的意思，make up 是“编造”的意思，pick up 是“随意拿起”的意思。

8.　　　 C。Dave 开公司是为了接待顾客，因此选C 。

7.　　　 B。意为“就在这时”。