16.Those who suffer from headache will find they get ______ from this medicine.

A. relief　　 　　B. safety　　　 　C. defense　 　　D. shelter

15. －The weather has been very hot and dry.

　 －Yes. If it had rained even a drop, things would be much better now! And my vegetables _______.

　 A. wouldn't die　　　 B. didn't die　　　 C. hadn't died　　　　　 D. wouldn't have died

14. The old man ______ his post though he had worked in such bad conditions for more than 20 years.

A. held up　　 B. took up　　 C. stuck to　　 D. insisted on

13. The road, ____to use in October, 2006, has solved the longstanding problem of traffic jams of this area.　　 A. put　　 B. putting　 C. having put　 D. being put

12.---Your school bag wants______, Tom.

---Yes, it does. It’s an easy job because the cloth of the bag _______ well.

A. to be washed; is washed　 B. to be washed; washes　

C. being washed; washes　 D. washing; is washed

11.The new teacher was annoyed that the students couldn’t _____ his meaning because of his strong accent.　 A. get across　 B. make sense of　 C. get through　 D. make sense

10.When ______, the boy admitted _______ the car finally.

A. questioned; stealing　　 B. being questioned; having stolen　

C. questioning; to steal　　 D. questioned; to have stolen

9. ______for the breakdown of the school computer network, Alice was in low spirits.

A. Blaming　　 B. Blamed　　　 C. To blame　　　 D. To be blamed

8. I haven’t seen Sara since she was a little girl, and she has changed beyond 　　　　.

A. hearing　　 B. strength　　 C. recognition　　 D. measure

7. He is now at _____ loss whether to quit ______ the pills making him gain weight.

A. a; to take　 B. /; taking　 C. a; being taken　 D. a; taking