16. ---I was exhausted after such a long walk.

---Why not find a seat _____ to make you ____?

A. to sit; relaxed　　　 B. on which to sit ; relaxed　　

C. to sit on ; relax　　 D. which to sit ; relax

15. It was without any hesitation ____ I gave away what I had in my pocket to the boy .

A. that　　 B. what　　 C. which　　 D. X

14. Nobody could have had _____ childhood than myself. Instead of children’s play and adventure , I was driven by a desire to study.

A. the happier　　 B. a happier　　 C. happier　　 D. the happiest

13. His father sent him to Paris to study ____law , but instead Verne developed his love for ____theatre.　

A. the ; the　　 B. the ; x　　 C. x ; x　　 D. x ; the

12. He spent more time working than he _____ company with his family.

A. did keeping　 B. did keep　　 C. did to keep　　 D. did on keeping

11. A clean environment can help the city bid for the Olympics , which ____ will promote its economic development.

A. in return　　 B. in turn　　 C. in advance　　 D. in time

10. The Internet has _____ the idea ____ we are living in the “Information Age”.

A. give rise to ; that　 B. give rise to ; what　　 C. give birth to ; that　 D. give birth to ; what

9. The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries _____ the widespread use of electricity and the birth of the steam engine , leading to the development of factories and cities.

A. watched　　 　　　B. observed　　 C. saw　　 D. showed

8. As Marx____ it , “United , we will win ;Divided , we will fail’’.

A. sets　　 B. puts　　 C. reads　　 D. gets

7. Criminal Law , _____on the constitution ,which is the fundamental law of a country , is aimed at protecting the people and preventing crime.

A. which bases　　 B. that is based　　 C. based　　 D. basing