15.---The current international financial crisis is affecting most countries in the world.

　 ---Would it be at least several years ____ everything returns to normal?

A.when　　　　　　　 B.that　　　　　　　 C.since　　　　　　　 D.before

14.____ , the boys were shouting and singing.

A.Happy and excited　 B.Happily and excited　 C.Happily and excitedly D.Happy and excitedly

13.They appeared ____me, so I had to explain to them.

A.misunderstanding　 B.misunderstood　　　 C.to be misunderstood　 D.to have misunderstood

12.Fans from miles around crowded into the stadium for the concert of Jay Chou on September 4^th, 2010,____ are popular with teenagers.

A.many of his songs　 B.many of whose songs C.many of which songs　 D.and many of whose songs

11.The coffee is wonderful! It doesn’t taste like anything I ____ before.

A.was having　　　　 B.have　　　　　　　 C.have ever had　　　 D.had ever had

10.The storm left, ____ a lot of damage to this area.

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

9.The award ceremony will be ____ live by CCTV tomorrow.

A.interviewed　　　　 B.covered　　　　　　 C.show　　　　　　 D.reached

8.---The two pairs of shoes are ____ the same size.

　---But they are different ____ color.

A.of; from　　　　　 B.of; in　　　　　　　 C.in; from　　　　　 D.in; in

7.After five hous’ drive, they reached ____ they thought was the place they had been dreaming of.

A.where　　　　 　　B.what　 　　　　　　　　　 C.which　　　　 　　　D.that

6.You can hardly imagine the difficulty the woman had ____ her children．

A.brought up　　　　 　B.to bring up　 　　　　　 C.bringing up　　 　　D.to have brought up