15．A number of books ______ been stolen from the library since the beginning of this term and the number _____ as large as 500．

　　　　 A．have; are　 　　　　　 B．has; is　 　　　　　　　　 C．has; are　 　　　　　　 D．have; is

14．He is famous both ______ a novelist and a poet but he is more famous ______ his novels．

　　　　 A．for; as　　 　　　　　　 B．with; for　 　　　　　　　 C．as; for　 　　　　　　　　 D．like; as

13．He is not ______ to be the kind of man who could have done such a rude thing to a lady．You must have been mistaken．

　　　　 A．likely　　 　　　　　　　　 B．possible　 　　　　　　 C．probable　 　　　　　 D．maybe

12．Property insurance helps you to ______ against natural disasters, in front of which humans appear too small．

　　　　 A．prevent　　 　　　　　 B．defend　 　　　　　　　　 C．protect　 　　　　　　　 D．shelter

11．You really shouldn’t have _____ to his comment on your work so violently．______ he meant no harm to you．

　　　　 A．reacted; After all　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．responded; At all

　　　　 C．acted; After all　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．done; In all

10．People, with the young ________, love to surf the Internet for entertainment．

　　　　 A．in general　　 　　　 B．in detail　 　　　　　　 C．in particular　 　　 D．in brief

9．With gas, water and electricity ______, the village is suffering a humanity disaster．

　　　　 A．cut down　 　　　　　 B．cut up　 　　　　　　　　 C．cut in　 　　　　　　　　 D．cut off