15. ______ is it that metals plays such an important part in our daily life?

　 A. Why 　　　　　　　　　 B. What 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Where 　　　　　　 D. When

14. He is strict and kind-hearted teacher, ______ the children respect but are a bit afraid of.

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

13.They have the right to check ______ the will is valid(有效的), of course.

　 A. whether　　　　 B. why　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　 D. how

12. I am arranging for Mr. Smith, one of our inspectors, to come and ______the damage caused to the building.

　 A. attempt 　　　　　　　 B. assess 　　　　　　　　　　 C. accuse 　　　　　　 D. appear

11. Sometimes you just have to ______ disagreements. And making compromises is an important skill needed in your future.

　 A. live up to　　　　 B. live with　　　　　 C. live on　　　　 D. live by

10. One of the skaters talented enough to stop her is Asada, who _____ against her since they were junior skaters.

　 A. would compete 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is competing 　　　　　

C. has been competing 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. is being competed

9. Britain announced tighter security measures this week, with plans ______ full-body scanners at Heathrow airport within three weeks.

　 A. to use 　　　　　　　　 B. to be using 　　　　　　　 C. being used 　　　　　　　 　　D. having used

8. Research findings show we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we ____ have done during the day.　

　 A. should　 　　　　B. would 　 　　　　　C. may　　　　　 　　 　　D. must

7. At ______ thought of competing with them I felt hopeless; however, I actually came ______first!

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

6. ---It seems that she doesn’t like the dinner very much.

　 ---______. In fact, she’s been on a diet following the doctor’s advice.

　 A. you’re right 　　　　 B. So she does 　　　　　　 C. Never mind 　　　　　　 D. Not really