16. Our company forbids ______, that is to say, we are not allowed ______here.

A. to smoke; to smoke　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. smoking; smoking

C. smoking; to smoke　　　　　　　 　　 D. to smoke; smoking

15. It was not rare in ______that people in ______fifties went to university for further education.

　　 A.1980s; their　　 B. the 1980s; the　　 C. the 1980s; their　 D. 1980s; the

14. Yesterday my car suddenly ______on my way to work.

　 A. broke up　　 B. broke out　　　　 C. broke in　　　 D. broke down

13.He sent me an e-mail, ______to get further information.

　 A. hoped　　 B. to hope　　 C. hoping　　　　 D. hope

11.After graduation I was employed by a small private business and a small office was _______

for me.

　A. equipped　 B. offered　　 C. shown　　　　 D. provided

12 The countryside gives us peace and quiet, which is ___ we can’t enjoy living in the city.

　A. that 　　　　　　 B. what 　　　　 C. why 　　　　 D. where

10.Have you sent that letter off yet? There’s something important I’d like to add ______ it.

　　　 A. up　　　 B. to　　　　 C. /　　　　　　 D. with

9. Living in a house on a mountain top ______ be rather cold, especially in winter.

　　 A. can　　　 B. shall　　　 C. need　　　　 D. should

8. _______ a reply from Mabel, Jack sent another e-mail to her.

　　 A. Not receiving　　　　　 B. Having not received

　　 C. Not received　　　　　　 D. Not having received

7. The question under discussion here is ______ of the "white pollution".

　　 A. that　　　 B. which　　 C. one　　　　　 D. it

6. I hate _______ when someone calls or knocks at the door while I’m still in bed.

　　 A. it　　　　 B. that　　　 C. them　　　　 D. those