16. -Do you think that housing price will keep ______ in the years to come?

　 -Sorry, I have no idea．

　　 A．lifting up　　　　　　 B．picking up　　　 C．bringing up　　　 　　 D．going up

15. With last year’s April 18’s railway speedup, highway and air transport will have to compete with ______ service for passengers.

　　 　A．better　　　　　　　 B．good　　　　 　　C．best　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D．the best

14.---How much salt did you put in the soup?　

---I’m sorry to say, ____. I forget.　

　 A．no　　　 　　　B．no one　　　 　　C．none　　　　　 　　　 D．nothing　

13. Forty five years ago Martin Luther King had a dream of America, where men and women would be judged 　　　　on the color of their skin 　　　　on the content of their character.

A．not just …but　 B．not…but　　　 　C．neither…nor　 　 　　 D．either …or

12.--- Catherine looks sad．Did you tell her about the accident?

　　 --- Yes, but I 　　　　　her just before her final exams.

　　　 A．shouldn’t tell 　　　 B．mustn’t have told　 C．needn’t tell　　　　 　　 D．shouldn’t have told

11. Nowadays more and more people are advised to arrange for insurance 　　　　they or their family members need medical treatment.

A．so that　　 　　B．in order that　 　C．in case that　　　 　 D．no wonder that

10.---　　　　 busy schoolwork, the children also have to take arts, music and sports classes in their free time.

　 -I wonder what they will become.

　　　 A．Rather than　　　　　 B．Apart from　　　　　 C．Except for　　　　　　　 D．Owing to

9.　 ----Why did he spend so much time searching shop after shop for a shirt?

----Oh, he was very __________ about his clothes.

A．particular　　 　　B．special　　　　　　　　 C． curious　　　　　　　　 D．unusual

8. The worst financial crisis(经济危机)in a century has hit America,　　　 　　home　values　fall, pensions　disappear and 760,000　workers　out of work this　year.

A．making　　　 　　　 B．made　　　　 　C．to make　　　　　 D．has made

7. -I have got a headache.

　 -No wonder. You　　　 in front of that computer too long.

　 A．work　　　　　 B．are working　　 　C．worked　 　　　　D．have been working