15．In China, ____car is getting to be _____popular means of transportation.

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

14．______ mainly for the invention of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell devoted all his life to helping the deaf,

　　　 A．Remembering　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Having remembered

　　　 C．Remembered　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．To remember

13．-Has Young Joy returned from Yunnan yet? I'd like to meet her.

　　 -I'm terribly sorry, but she _______ back here only for last weekend.

　　　 A．has been　　　 B．would be　　 　　 C．had been　　 　　 D．was

12．Who is it up _____ take charge of the first company ____ is run by the state?

　　　 A．to; which　　 　　 B．to to; that　　 　　 C．for to; that　　 　 D．to to; what

11．If he ______ his legs yesterday, he _______ her with us now,

　　　 A．hadn't hurt; would have visited　　 　　　 B．didn't hurt; would visit

　　　 C．didn't hurt; would have visited　　 　　　　 D．hadn’t hurt; would visit

10．The Hini turns the small town upside down. The government takes many measures to help ______the citizens' minds off it.

　　　 A．pull　　　　 　　 B．take　　　　　 　 C．pick　　　 　　　　 D．knock

9．One of the requirements for the fire is that the material ______to its burning temperature.

　　　 A．is heated　 　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．will be heated　 　

　　　 C．would be heated　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．be heated

8．The boy was _____ to his family. His parent felt it ____to be asked to speak at the meeting held _____ the school's birthday.

　　　 A．an honour; great honour; in the honour of　

　　　 B．an honour; a great honour; in honour of

　　　 C．honour; great honour; in honour of

　　　 D．an honour; the great honour; in the honour

7．We all know ____people say is often quite different from ____ they think or feel.

　　　 A．what; that　 　　　　 B．what; what　 　　 C．that; that　　 　　　 D．that; what

6．-Can you persuade him out of the foolish idea?　　　　

-_____is no point in doing so he will never change his mind.

　　　 A．It　　 　　　　　　　 B．As　　　　 　　　 C．This　　 　　　　　 D．There