16. When I asked why he didn’t drop the class since it was so hard, Danny replied in a __________ voice “I’m not a person who gives up halfway.”

A. firm 　　　　　　　　　　 B. quiet 　　　　　　　 C. sharp 　　　　　　　　 D. high

15. They were all very tired, but _________ of them would stop to take a rest.

　 A. no one 　　　　　　 B. nobody 　　　　　 C. none 　　　　　　　　 D. anybody

14. For people whose hometown is not Beijing, working and living in this big city _________ their limited salaries is not easy.

A. for　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. by　 　　　　　　　　　 C. on 　　　　　　　　　　 D. through

13. My son has been ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_________ this dream for a long time, and he is very interested in performing. I just want to help him fulfill his dream.

A. holding up 　　　 B. holding back C. holding on 　　　 D. holding on to

12. A huge earthquake struck central Chile, ________ widespread destruction and 799 deaths.

A. causing 　　　　　　 B. to cause 　　　　 C. caused 　　　　　　 D. having caused

11. In the action adventure movie Avatar, James Cameron, ______director of Titanic, takes us to __________ new world beyond our imagination.

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

10. Nowhere in the world are fireworks so much a part of people’s culture as they are in China, _______ they’ve been in use for more than 2,000 years.

A. where 　　　　　　　 B. when 　　　　　　　 C. why 　　　　　　　　　 D. what

9. _____ you have tried your best, I don’t care about the final result. 　　 A. As soon as 　　　 B. As well as 　　　 C. So far as 　　　　　 D. So long as

8. Once environmental damage _________, it takes many years for the system to recover. 　　 A. has done 　　　　 B. is to do 　　　　　　 C. does 　　　　　　　　 D. is done

7. World No. 2 badminton player Lin Dan of China has _________ the quarter-finals of the men’s singles at the All-England Open.

　A. got 　　　　　　　　　 B. reached 　　　　 C. played 　　　　　　 D. included