15. You made the same mistake for　 second time, dropping　 　“n” in the word “government”.

A. a, the　　　　 B. 　, a　　　　　 C. the, an　　　　　　 D. a, an

14. The reason ______being late for the meeting was ______ his little son fell ill this morning.

A. for, that　 　B. why, that　　　 C. for, because　　　　 D. why, because

13. The leader of the factory told us that very little _______ was made of the waste material in the past.

　　 A. cost　　　　　　 B. value　　　 　　　　　C. use　　　　　　　 D. matter

12. China Daily is ____ a newspaper, for it can also serve as a useful textbook for English study.

　　 A. more than　　　 B. more or less　　　　 C. less than　　　　　 D. more and more

11. Can you explain how it _______ that you missed the morning classes?

A. came across　　 　　B. came to　　　　　　 C. came up　　　　　 D. came about

10. Please tell me the way you thought of _______ the garden.

A. take care of　　　　 B. to take care of　　 C. taking care of　　 　D. to take care

9. Do you have any difficulty ________?

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

8. They lived a hard life and were often made _______ for over ten hours a day.

A. work　　　　　　　　 B. to work　　　　 C. to working　　　　 　D. worked

7. It is so nice to hear from her, _______, we last met more than 30 years ago.

A. what’s more　　 B. that’s to say　 C. in other words　 D. believe it or not

6. When we visited Zhou Zhuang again ten years later, we found it changed so much that we could hardly ________ it.

A. remember　　　　　　 B. think about　　　 C. believe　　　　　　 D. recognize