16. A. in　　　　　　　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. from 　　　　　　　 D. on

14. The room is very large and only little room_______ by the new piano.

A. are taken up　　 B. takes up　　　 C. is taken up　　　 D. is taking up

13. How dirty the windows are! They really require _______.

A. to clean 　B. being cleaned　　 C. to have cleaned　　 D. cleaning

12. The professor________ the perfect return of Shenzhou 7 in 2008______ “the most exciting thing in history” in his speech.

　　 A. referred to; for　　　　　　 B. referred; as　

C. referred to; as　　　　　　 D. referred; for

11. Don’t________ that all those who get good grades in the entrance examination will prove to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 be most successful.

　　 A. take as granted　 　　　　　　B. take this for granted　 　　

　　 C. take that for granted　　　　　 D. take it for granted

10. The mayor will personally present the gold medals _______ the winning athletes at the sports meet.

　 　　A. by　　 　B. with　　 C. to　　 D. for

9. You must apply yourself_______ the study you have to take up.

　A. on　 　B. for　　 C. to　　 D. of

8. Every evening after work she will drive to the kindergarten to _______ her son.

　　 A. pick out　　 B. pick up　　 C. pick off　　 D. pick on

7. __________ other young men, he also enjoys pop music.

pared with　 B. In common with　 C .Except for　 D. Speaking of