14. Mrs. White found her husband_____by letters and papers and____very worried.

A. surrounding; looking　　 B. surrounded; looked

C. surrounded; looked　　　 D. surrounded; looking

13. It being Sunday, rather than____at home, I preferred____.

A. stay; to travel　　 B. to stay; to travel　　 C. stay; travel　　 D. to stay; traveling

12. His____English couldn’t make himself understood in this____country.

A.　 breaking;　 English-spoken　　　　　 B. broken; English-speaking

C. breaking;　 English-speaking　　　　　 D.　 broken; English-spoken

11. ---I am afraid I can’t return the book to you before Friday.

　 ----_______.

A.　 Don’t be afraid　 　　 B.　 Be careful　 　 C.　 Not at all　 D.　 Take your time

10. The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle____.

A.　 to be heard　 　　　　 　B.　 to have heard　 　 C.　 hearing　 　　　　　　 D.　 being heard

9. I smell something ____ in the kitchen. Can I call you back in a minute?

A.　 buring　　　 B.　 burnt　　　 C.　 being burnt　　　 D. 　to be burnt

8. Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his____.

A.　 ability　 　　　　　 B.　 force 　　　　　 　C.　 strength 　　　　　　　　　 D.　 mind

7. Speaking of all the songs he has written, I think this is probably his ____ one.

A.　 better-known 　　　　 　B.　 well-known　 　　　 C.　 best-known D.　 most-known

6. I like ____ color of your skirt. It is ___ good match for your blouse.

A.　 a;the 　　　　　　　 　B.　 a;a 　　　　　　 　C.　 the;a　 　　　　 　D.　 the;the　

5. rise

　 A. closet　　 B. sense　　 C. case　　　 D. tense

第二节　　　　　　　 语法和词汇知识(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。