16. If the way __________ you think of is not good enough, you can learn the way _________ the top students deal with their study.

A. in which ; / 　　　　　　　　　 B. which, which　　　　　　　　 C. that; which　　　　　　　　　　 D. /; /

15. Rather than __________ his view, I preferred to stick to my own opinion though his point had an advantage __________ mine.

A. giving up; of　　　　　　　　　 B. gave in to; over　 C. give out; above　　 　　 D. give in to; over

14. __________ attitudes his parents held _________ this matter, he would never change his mind.

A. No matter what; about　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 　　 B. Whatever; towards

C. However; with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. No matter how; to

13. With so many fallen leaves __________ the ground, Mary found ________ hard to find her lost ring.

A. covering; that 　　　 　B. covered; it　　　　　　　　　 C. covering; it　　　　　 D. to cover; that

12. It was only when he has ________ getting along with his work _______ he turns to his father for help.

　 A. trouble; that　　　 B. difficulties; which　　　 C. troubles; that　　 D. difficult; that

11. The small town _________in ruins when the war was _______.

　　　　 A. lied; in the end　 B. lay; at an end　　 C. lain; by the end　　　　　 D. laid; at the end

10.--- Why didn’t Ted ________ our party?

　 --- ______ his heavy cold.

　　　　 A. attend; Because　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. present at; Because he was　　　　

　　　　 C. attend; Because of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. present at; For he was

9. Ted told his father he _______ his homework three hours________.

　　　　 A. finished; before　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. has finished; ago　　　　　　　　

　　　　 C. was finishing; ago D. had finished; before

8. China is a great country. For one thing, she has a long history; ____ , she is developing rapidly in her own way.　　

A. on the other　　　　　 B. the second　　　　　 C. for another　　　　　　　　 　 D. for other thing

7. A number of parents wrote to the government, requesting that more money ____ on education.

　 A. should be spent　 B. must be spent　 C. had to be spent　　 　 D. may be spent