14. The nurse treated the naughty boy very kindly, but her patience ______ at last.

A. went out　　 　　　　　　 B. gave out　　 　　　　　 C. left out　　 　　　　　　 D. took out

13. _______ and happy, Tony stood up and accepted the prize.

　　　 A. Surprising　　 B. Surprised　　 C. Being surprised　 　D. To be surprising

12. ―Jim has his wife do all the housework! Isn’t he wise?

　　 ―Not really. He is ________.

　　 A. more wise than lazy　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wiser than lazy

　　 C. more lazy than wise　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lazier than wise

11. The ______ look on his face suggested that he ______ that.

A. surprising; hadn’t expected　　　　 　　　 　　B. surprised; hadn’t expected

C. surprising; would expect　　　　 　　　　 D. surprised; shouldn’t expect

10. Mary never does any reading in the evening, ______.

　 A. so does John　 B. John does too　 C. John doesn’t too　 D. nor does John

9. ________ in white shirt, he looks more like a cook than a doctor.

A. Dressed　　　　　　　　 B. To dress　　　　　 C. Dressing　　　　　　　　 D. Having dressed

8. Growing corn doesn’t need ____ growing rice.

A. as much water as　 　 B. as much water like

C. much water as　 D. too much

5. ____ from endless homework on weekends, the students now find their own activities, such as taking a ride together to watch the sunrise. 　 A. Freed　　　　 B. Freeing　　　　　 C. To free　　　 　　　 D. having freed 6. ____ the temperature might drop, coal was prepared for warming. 　A. To consider 　　　　 B. Considered 　　　　　 C. Considering 　　　　　 D. To be considered 7. There is no such place ________ you dream of in this world.

　A. that　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. what　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. which　　 　　　　　　 D. as

4. It is in that poor village, _______ Mary lived and worked 15 years ago, _______ she will build her first school, which inspires everyone to help her.

　A. where; when　 　 B. that; that　　 　　　　　 C. that; when　　　　　　　 D. where; that

3. It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood ________ to her mother.

　A close 　　　　　　　　　　 B closely 　　　　　　　　　 C closed 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D closing