15. Egypt ______ a high reputation of ancient civilization across the world

　 A. likes　　 B. appreciates　 C. enjoys　 D. is fond of

14. It still remains a mystery why some people are _______ certain flower fragrance while others are not.

　 A. allergic to　 B. accustomed to　 C. addicted to　 D. appealing to

13. It _______ a superb mind to predict what will exactly happen in the future.

　 A. takes　 B. costs　 C. spends　 D. makes

12. In such a ______ situation, we have to be careful of what we say and what we do.

　 A. delicate　 B. fragile　 C. weak　 D. flexible

11. All visitors were amazed at the skills and ______ the artist ______ when carving the figure on the marble

A. technologies; showed　　　　　 B. techniques; displayed　

C. technology; made　　　　　　 　 　 D. technique; displayed

10. I have heard of the famous scholar thousands of times but haven’t seen him _______.

　 A. in the flesh　 B. in personal　 C. in flesh　 D. in private

9. It is ridiculous of you to be afraid of your own ______, which follows everywhere you go when there is light.

　 A. shade　 B. shadow　 C. figure　 D. sculpture

8. Whether euthanasia(安乐死) should be made legal has been ________ in the law circle for many years.

　 A. conventional　 B. controversial　 C. potential　 D. experimental

7. The story is totally made up. If _______ it happens to be ______ anyone’s experience, we are here to apologize.

　 A. by coincidence; similar to　　　　　 　　B. by accident; in coincidence with

　 C. by chance; by coincidence with　　　 D. X; in coincidence to

6. Nobody knows for sure who possessed the ancient flower vase. In other words, nobody knows for sure who is 　______ of the flower vase.

　 A. in possession　　 B. in the possession　 C. of the possession　 D. with possession