16. ________confidence and the necessary equipment, they failed to rescue the 42 miners trapped in the coal mine.

　　 A. Lack of 　　B. Lacking of　　 C. Lacking　　 D. Having lacked

15. ______ many times, he finally understood it.

A Told　　　 B Telling　　 C Having told　　　 D Having been told

13. It is reported that a province has ______ to form a new state.

　 　A. broken down　　　 B. broken up　　　 C. broken away　　　 D. broken out

14 The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain______ as the plane was making a landing.

A seat 　　B seating 　　C seated　　 　D to be seating

12. Construction workers usually get ______ by the day.

　 　A. pay　　　　 B. paying　　　 C. paid　　　　 D. to pay

11. Most of the teachers ______ to visit our school were young ones.

　 　A. invited　　　 B. to invite　　　　 C. being invited　　　　 D. had been invited

10. I recognized her ______ I saw her.

　 　A. for the moment　　　 B. the moment　　　 C. at the moment　　　 D. before

9.　 I feel it is your wife who ____ for the spoiled child .

A is to blame　 B is going to blame　 C is to be blamed　 D should blame

8.　Only when the war was over ____ return to his hometowns.

A have the soldiers　 B the soldiers　 C the soldiers did　 D did the soldiers

5. We must not　　　 the good traditions passed down from generation.

A. Catch sight of　 B. lose the sight of　 C. lose sight of　 D. catch the sight of

6 The writer ___ his writing so that he forgot to have his lunch.

A absorbed　 B was absorbed into　 C absorbed into　 D was absorbed in

7　　The ___ look on his face showed that he hadn’t expected it .

A astonished　 B astonishing　 C being astonished　 D having astonished

4.As you know, the Group of Eight is an organization　　　　 the richest countries in the world.

　 A is consisted of　sisting of　 C.cosists of　sisted of