16. What all these groups have in common is that they ask to be treated ____________ respect and equally, _____________ race, religion or sex.

　　 A. for; as to　　　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with; regardless of

　　　　 C. with; because of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in; in spite of

15. His sister left home in ____summer of 1998, and ______ since.

　 　 A. the; had not been heard of　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the;　 has not been heard of　

C. a ; has not been heard of　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. \ ;　 has not heard of

14. ---Tomorrow is Christmas!

--- ______? We have no holiday anyway.

A. What if　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. So what　　　 　　　　　 C. Why　　　　 　　　　　　 D. Really

13. All the members of the club felt _______ about the result of the competition. It couldn’t be worse.

A. upsetting　 　　　　　　　　 B. satisfied　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. satisfying　　 　　　　　　 D. upset

12. The Native Americans suffered great hardships, _____ one of the best known examples is the sad story of the Cherokee tribe.

　 A. that　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. of which　 　　　　　　 　　　　 C. for which　　　　　　　 　　　　 D.　 when

11.The telephone ________, but by the time I got indoors, it stopped.

　　　　 A .had rung　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was ringing　　　　　 　　　 C. rings　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. has rung

10. Living in ____ society, there are many unpleasant situations that we should avoid ____ our life positive and at ease.　

　　　　 A. \; to make　 　　　　 　　　　 B. the; to make　 　　　　　　 C. \; making　 　　　　 　　　　 D. the; making

9.---You didn’t inform Mr. Lin yesterday, did you?

---No, but we _____. He knew it the day before yesterday.

A .couldn’t have informed　　　　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. didn’t need to

C. needn’t have　　　　　　　 　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. should inform

7. ________ the business gets better and better, people ____ higher wages from the company.

A. With; want　 　　　　 　　　　 B. When; need　 　 C. As; demand　　　 　 D. Since; ask

8. ---Tom, what’s the matter? What made you so upset?

　 ---It was the boys_____ were making so much noise _____I couldn’t calm down to do the work.

　 A. who; that　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. that; who　　　　　　　　　　　 C. who; which　 　　　　 D. that; which

6. _________ to visit his mother in the hospital made him _________her.

A. His not being allowed; worried about　 　　　　　　　　　 B. His not allowing; worrying　　

C. His being not allowed; worried　　 　　　　 D. Having not been allowed; worry about