14. It is beyond my _______ to search the criminal’s house, for I haven’t got permission from my superior.

A. energy　　　　　 B. power　　　　 C. force　　　　 D. ability

13. Tom was ________ that he couldn’t understand _______ simple sentence.

A. so a stupid boy; such a　　　　 B. a so stupid boy; a such

C. so stupid a boy; a such　　　　 D. so stupid a boy; such a

12. I bought a dress for only 10 dollars in a sale; it was a real _______.

A. exchange　　　　 B. bargain　　　　 C. trade　　　　 D. business

11. It is difficult to judge whether what he did ________.

A. is worth to be praised　　　　　 B. deserves being praised

C. is worthy of being praised　　　 D. is worth being praised

10. He was deeply struck by the natural beauty of the West Lake ______ he went to Hangzhou.

A. at the first time　　　　　 B. the first time　　　

C. for the first time　　　　 D. at the first time when

9. 　Don’t ________. You will _____ new customs and different ways of thinking.

A. lose your heart; apply to　　　　 B. lose heart; apply yourself to

C. lose your heart; adapt to　　　　 D. lose heart; adapt yourself to

8. Dogs have a very good ______ of smell and ate often used to search for survivors in an earthquake.

A. sense　　　 B. view　　 C. means　　　 D. idea

7．Dina, 　　　　for months to find a job as a waitress, finally took a position at a local advertising agency.

A. struggling　　　 　　 B. struggled　　　　 　　 C. having struggled　 　　 D. to struggle　

6．- Our holiday cost a lot of money.

　 - Did it? Well, that doesn’t matter______ you enjoyed yourselves.

A. as long as　　　　　　 B unless　 　　　C as soon as　　　 D though

5．-–Guess what, we’ve got our visas for a short-term visit to the UK this winter.

-How nice! You 　　　a different culture then.

A. have experienced　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. will be experiencing

C. have been experiencing　　　 　　　　　　 D. will have experienced