16. At the age of 18 he began to work___ a teacher in a country school.

　　　　　 A. as　　 B. by　 C. in　　 D. at

15. I spent half an hour ___________ my homework .

　　 A. finish doing　 B. to finish doing　 C. finishing to do　 D. finishing doing

14. My father gave up ________ at last.

　　 A. smoke　　　　 B. smoking　　　　 C. to smoke　 D. smokes

13. Did you see them _______ basketball this morning?

　　 A. playing　　　　 B. play　　　　　　 C. to play 　　D. are playing

12. There is ______milk in the bottle. Let’s go to buy some.

　　 A. a little　　　　 B. little　　　　　　 C. a few　　 D. few

11. I learn French ________ keeping a French notebook.

　　 A. by　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　 C. in　　 　　D. at

10. I spend some time ________ newspaper every day.

　　 A. read　　　　　 B. reading　　　　 C. to read　　 D. on read

9. Jenny does not know where __________ on National Day.

　　 A. to go　　　　 B. going　　　　　 C. goes　　　 D. will go

8. Can you tell me the best way ________ the problem?

　　 A. solve　　　　 B. solved　　　　 C. to solve　　 D. solving

7. Do you find this book ____________?

　　 A. frustrate　　　 B. frustrating　　　 C. frustrated　 D. frustration