14.　 _________the college girl was enjoying the rainbow after the thunderstorm when she fell down from the balcony of a six-storey building and got killed.

　　 A. It is reported that　 　　　　B. As it is reported,　

C. As is reported that　 　　　D. It is reported by

13.　 Nothing in the world is ______ and everything is relative. So be _______ when saying “You are absolutely right or absolutely wrong”.

　　 A. absolute; careful　　　　　　　 　B. complete; cautious

　　 C. steady; careful　　　　　　　　 　D. absolute; cautious

12. It was not ______she took off her dark glasses ______I realized she was a famous film star.

A. when; that　　 B. until; that　　 C. when; in　 D. when ;then

11.　 In order to test how strong the tank was, the experts purposefully let the pressure inside continue to ______until it bursts

　　 A. come up　　　　　 B. rise up　　　 C. build up　　　 D. raise

10.　 _______we are not attacked by nuclear weapons, we promise that under no circumstances ______ use the bomb first but we reserve the right to use it for counter-attack when necessary.

　　 A. As long as; we shall 　　　　　　B. If; shall we　 　

　C. So long as; shall we　 　　　　　D. Even if; we shall　

9. 　I like ________in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright.

A. this　　 B. that　　 C. it　　　 D. one

8.　 It is ________of you to make your teacher ______ in front of so many students on purpose.

　　 A. shameful; embarrassed　　　　　 B. ashamed; embarrassed

　　 C. a shame; embarrass　　　　　　 D. ashamed; embarrassing

7.　　　 Once you have become _______ to cigarette smoking or alcohol, it is hard to _______it even though you try hard.

A, used; get away with　 　　　B. addicted; get rid of　

C. adapted; get down to　 　　D. accustomed; get off

6.　 As students, we have many duties to perform, with improving our ability to learn _______.

　　 A. in special　　 B. in advance　　 C. in practice 　　D. in particular

5.　 The United States _______ 52 states while China ________32 provinces and autonomous regions.

　　 A. forms of; consists of　　　　　 　　　　　　B. consists of; is made up of

C. is made up; consists of　　　　　　　　　　 D. is formed; is made up of