14. More than 150 passengers ____ are reported to have been killed in the crash 15 minutes after the plane took off.

A. board　　　　　 B. aboard　　　　　 C. abroad　　　　　　 D. overboard

13. Listening to songs by the Super Girls, I believe, is a ____ for the ears.

A. feast　　　　　 B. satisfaction　　　 C. sight　　　　　　 D. wonder

12. She didn’t notice me when I entered, as she was ____ in her reading.

A. losing　　　　　 B. absorbed　　　　 C. dipping　　　　　 D. gathered

11. There was a belief among the villagers in the past ____ bad luck would happen to him who broke a mirror.

A. whom　　　　　 B. when　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　 D. that

10. Some research is to be aimed ____ a new cure for the disease.

A. to find　　　　　 B. to finding　　　 C. in finding　　　 D. at finding

9. Some children are clever enough to be able to ____ whatever is taught in each lesson.

A. answer　　　　　 B. seize　　　　　 C. grasp　　　　　 D. hold

8. Hearing a concert will be given in their college, the students all ____ to life.

A. returned　　　　 B. got　　　　　 C. went　　　　　　 D. came

7. Roby, you’ve done a good deed to ____ an old man to cross the street.

A. support　　　　　 B. carry　　　　 C. shoulder　　　　 D. arrange

6. -- What do you think has made her so upset?　　 -- ____, I believe.

A. She failed her exam　　　　　　　 B. Failing her exam

C. To have failed her exam　　　　　　 D. Failed her exam

5. -- ____ to live on land one day, where could he stay then?　 -- On the moon or under the sea, I think.

A. If man is forbidden　　　　　　　　 B. Should man be forbidden

C. If man forbade　　　　　　　　　 D. When man has forbidden