14. A man may usually be known by the books he reads _____ by the friends he keeps.

　　 A. as well as　　　 B. as if　　　　 C. as soon as　　　 D. as usual

13. In choosing employment she always set a high _____ on the interest of the work rather　 than on the pay offered.

　　 A. value　　　 B. position　　　 C. cost　　　 D. price.

12. _____ scores of times, but he still couldn’t understand it.

A. Having explained　　　　　　　　 B. Having been explained

C. Though it was explained　　　　　 D. It was explained

11. To their joy the day they looked forward to _____ at last.

　　 A. come　　　　 B. coming　　　　 C. came　　　　　 D. comes

10. Mary felt uncomfortable _____ her sister’s blouse because it was too tight for her.

　　 A. wearing　　　 B. to have on　　　 C. putting on　　 　　D. to be on

9. -I want to choose a university to study here. Would you give me some advice?

　 　　-Of course. I think you should look at the support the university you’re interested in

______ as an overseas student.

A. what can offer you　　　　 B. can offer you what

　　 C. can offer you　　　　　 D. what you can offer

8. -Good afternoon. Sir.

　-Good afternoon. I’d like to get a haircut,

　-I’ m sorry, _____ we’ re terribly busy right now.

　-No, of course not. Do you by any chance have today’s newspaper ?

A. will you please wait for a while?　

B. but would you mind waiting?

C .this is the wrong place you go to.　

D. I can’t go out with you.

7. The town is no longer _____ it was five years ago, ______ it was quite dirty..

A. what; which　　　　　 B. that; which

C. what; when　　　　　 D. that; where

6. Every week we go to the theatre! Not once since we arrived here _____ to the movies!

A. we have gone　　　　 B. we have been

C. had we gone　　　　　 D. have we been

5. It was ten years ______ he _____ to his homeland.

A. after; came back　　　 B. before; returned back

C. before; returned　　　 D. as; went back