15.Money can not _____ happiness.

A. take place　 B. take place of　 C. instead of　 D. take the place of

14. ______ hard work, he gained high achievements in that area.

A. Owe to　 B. Owing to　 C. According to　 D. Stick to

13. The mother used to ______ her son’s pockets while he was asleep, looking for letters from his girlfriend.

A. pick out　 B. go through　 C. deal with　 D. look into

12.They use computers to keep the traffic ______ smoothly.

A. being run　 B. run　 C. to run　 D. running　　

11. All the dishes in this menu, _____ otherwise stated, will serve two to three people.　

A. as　 B. if　 C. though　 D. unless 　

10.The teacher together with the students ______ discussing Reading Skills that _______ newly published in America. 　

A. are; were　 B. is; were　 C. are; was　 D. is ; was

9. Li Rong told me what difficulty she had had ____ English before she came to Canada.

A. learning　 B. learn　 C. learnt　 D. to learn　

8.Charles was alone at home, with______looking after him.

A. someone　 B. anyone　 C. not one　 D. no one

7.--- What were you doing when Lucy ______ in yesterday?

　---- I had just finished my homework and ____ to take a shower.

A. dropping; start　　　　 B. had dropped; started

　C. dropped; have started　 D. dropped;was starting

6. She had just finished her homework_ _____her mother asked her to practice playing the piano yesterday.　

A. when　 B. while　 C. after　 D. since