16. Jumping out of____ airplane at ten thousand feet is quite _____ exciting experience.

A.不填；the　　　 B.不填；an　　　　 C. an; an　　　 D. the; the

15. The American Civil War lasted four years____ the North won in the end.

A. after　　　　 　　　 B. before　　　 　　　 　C. when　　　 D. then

14. I thought her nice and honest _____ I met her.

A. first time　　　　　　　　　 B. for the first time　

C. the first time　　　　　　　 　D. by the first time

13.-----Do you know our town at all?

----- No, this is the first time I _____ here.

A. was　　　　　 　B. have been　　　 　C. came　　　 　　D. am coming

12. It’s _______ hot here. We can’t stay here for a long time.

A. much　　　　　 B. very much　　　 C. much too　　　 D. too much

11. Sometimes ________ English is quite different from _______ English in many ways.

A. speaking, writing　　　　　　 B. spoken, written

C. speaking, written　　　　　　 D. spoken, writing

10. There was _______ time _________ I hated to go to school.

A. a; that　 　 B. a; when　　　　　 C. the; that 　　 D. the; when

9. I will never________ to any unreasonable requests.

A. give up B. give off C. give in D. give away

8. Iraq has ______ too many wars since 1990s, making his people ______ a lot.

A. got through; pay　　　　　　　　 　 B. looked through; face　　

C. gone through; suffer　　　　　　 　 D. passed through; destroy

7. After __________ the league, he often helps others.

A. joining in B. joining　　　　　 C. joined　　　　　　 D. joined in