15. Modern equipment and no smoking are two of the things I like ____ working here.

A. with　 　B. over　　 C. at　　 D. about

14. If their marketing plans succeed, they ____ their sales by 20 percent.

A. will increase　　 B. have been increasing

C. have increased　　 D. would be increasing

13. Stand over there ___ you’ll be able to see the oil painting better.

A. but　 B. till　 　C. and　 D. or

12. The director had her assistant ___ some hot dogs for the meeting.

A. picked up　 B. picks up　 C. pick up　 D. picking up

11. If the weather had been better, we could have had a picnic. But it ____ all day.

A. rained　 B. rains　 　C. has rained　　 D. is raining

10. --- Could I ask you a rather personal question?

--- Sure, ____.

A. pardon me　 B. go ahead　 C. good idea　　 D. forget it

9. – What are you reading, Tom?

-- I’m not really reading, just ___ the pages.

A. turning off　 　B. turning around　

C. turning over　 D. turning up

8. It’s not ___ good idea to drive for four hours without ___ break.

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

7. A small car is big enough for a family of three ____ you need more space for baggage.

A. once　 　　B. because　 C. if　 　　D. unless

6. –Do you know Anna’s telephone number?

-- ____. As a matter of fact, I don’t know any Anna, either.

A. I think so　　　　　 B. I’m afraid not

C. I hope so　　　　　 D. I’d rather not