15.__Why, you look tired.

　 __Yes. I _____ awake the whole night.

A. was stayed　　 B. was staying　 C. have stayed　 D. stayed

14. After I had been in bed for two days, mother ______ going to see a doctor at once.

A. stopped　 B. agreed　　 C. suggested　　 D. made

13. The number of people invited ______fifty, but a number of them ______ absent for different reasons.

A. were ; was　 B. was; was　 C. was; were　 D. were; were

12. Not only I but also Jane and Mary ______ tired of having one examination after another.

A. is　　 B. are　 C. am　 D. be

11. The boy wrote ______last week.

A.　　 a two-thousand-words article

B.　　 two two-thousand-words article

C.　　 a two-thousand-word article

D.　　 two two-thousand-words articles

10.Tom always takes as much exercise as possible to keep ______. Unfortunately, he is still in poor ______.

A.　　 healthy; health　 B. healthy; healthy C. health; healthy D. health; health

9. __What do you think of the hotel?

　 __Wonderful. You couldn’t have found ______.

A. a good one　 B. a better one　　 C. a best one　 D. the best

8.The woman engineer _____ arm was badly hurt was sent to hospital.

A. who’s　　 B. who　　　 C. whose　　 D. which

7.The programs ______ on TV are very difficult to ______in this area.

A. broadcasting ; pick　　　　 B. broadcast; accept　

C. broadcast ; pick out　　　　 D. broadcast; pick up

6. It is Christmas Day today. New Year’s Day is just ______ the corner.

A. on　　　 B. at　　　　 C. around　　 D. off