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

　　 -Sure，　　　 ．

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

14．American Indians　　　　 about five percent of the U．S．population．

　　　 A．fill up．　　 　　　 B．bring up．　 　　　 C．make up　　 　　　 D．set up

13．My brother is really　　　 ．He often works in his office far into the night．

　　 A．open-minded　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．hard-working

　　　 C．self-confident　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．warm-hearted

12．It was in New Zealand　　　 Elizabeth first met Mr. Smith．

　　　 A．that　　 　　　　　　　 B．how　 　　　　　　　 C．which　　 　　　　 D．when

11．You're driving too fast．Can you drive　　　　 ?

　　 A．more slowly a bit　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．slowly a bit more

　　　 C．a bit more slowly　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．slowly more a bit

10．The performance　　　 nearly three hours，but few people left the theatre early．

　　　 A．covered　　 　　　　 B．reached　　 　　　　 C．played　　 　　　　　 D．lasted

9．-My grandmother's taken ill and I've got to go down to the hospital．

　 -　　　　　 ．

　 　　 A．We're going to the same place

　 　 B．Very sorry to hear it．I hope it's nothing serious

　 　 C．Really?

　　　 D．Let me go with you

8．In order to make our city green,　　　　 ．

　　　 A．it is necessary to have planted more trees

　　 B．many more tress need to plant

　　 C．we must plant more trees

　　 D．our city needs more trees

7．Never in my wildest dreams　　 　　these people are living in such poor condition．

　 　　 A．I could imagine　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．could I imagine

　 　　 C．I couldn't imagine　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．couldn't I imagine

6．When young Tom cried，Father often told him that tears were signs of being　 weak　　　 a man wasn't supposed to be．

　 　 A．that　　 　　　　　　　 B．which　　 　　　　　 C．where　 　　　　　　 D．whom