16. The mountain was ____ steep ____ few people in our city reached the top.

　　　 A. so; as 　　　B. so; that 　　C. as; as 　　　D. too; to

15. Yesterday I was late _____ school because the traffic was heavy.

A. on　　　　 　B. to　　　　 C. to　　　　 　D. for

14. A lot of people are fooled _____ April Fool’s Day.

　　　 A. in　　　　　 B. at　　　　 C. on　　　　 D. with

13. I am rather ________ because I did much farm work yesterday.

　　　 A. exhausted　　　 B. embarrassing　 C. thrilling　　 D. thrilled

12. I realized that I _______ my purse in that bus.

　　　 A. forgot　　　　　 B. lost　　　 C. missed　　 D. left

11. Last summer a friend of mine invited me ________ his family.

　　　 A. visited　　　　 B. visits　　　 C. visiting　　 D. to visit

10. _______ people fled from their homes because of the earthquake.

　　　 A. Thousand of　　　　　　　　　　 B. Two thousands of　

C. Two thousand of　　　　　　　　 D. Thousands of

9. Don’t ________all night, or you’ll be very tired next morning.

　　　 A. stand up　　　　 B. stay up　　　 C. stay in bed　　 D. get up

8. The bad traffic accident happened ______ the little boy. What a pity.

　　　 A. to　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　 C. with　　　　　 D. at

7. The teacher hopes the students come to school _________.

　　　 A. on time　　　　 B. in time　　　　 C. on the time　　 　D. in the time