16. Could you lend me 50 pence? ______, I’ll have to change a ￡10 note into coins.

A. Therefore　　　　　 B. Instead　　　　　　 C. Otherwise　　　　 D. Yet

15. ______ much progress you can make in all your subjects in the future, you should keep modest.

　A.　　　 How　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Whatever　 　　　 C. What　　　　　　　　 D. However

14. I’m afraid I’m not _____ to help with the show, for I am fully occupied with my own project.

A. acceptable　 　　　　　　　 B. adaptable 　　　 C. available　 　　　 D. accessible

13. -Gorge and Lucy got married last week. Did you go to their wedding?

-No, I ______. Did they have a big wedding?

A. was not invited　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hadn’t been invited

C. have not been invited　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. didn’t invite

12. He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he 　　　　it differently.

A. could express　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. would express

C. could have expressed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. must have expressed

11. There are altogether fifty-four students in our class, _____ is a new comer from a faraway mountain village.

　 A. the most diligent of who　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. but the most diligent of whom

C. the most diligent of them　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. of whom the most diligent

10. To ______ good relationships with your teachers and classmates, you should learn to share ups and downs with them.

A. bring up　　　　　　　　　　 B. add up　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. keep up　　　　　 D. take up

9. - Which of the three optional courses did you like best, Joe?

-_______, I didn’t like any of them.

　A. Generally speaking　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In particular

　C. On the contrary　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. To tell the truth

8. Be quiet, kids. You’ll have to wait ______ your names are called.

A. while　　　　　　　　　　 B. until　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　 D. unless

7. Having been praised by the teacher, the little girl ran back home, 　　　.

A. happily and satisfied　　 　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. eager and excitedly　　　　　　　　　　　

C. happy and satisfied　　 　　　 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. anxiously and excitedly