14. The old man ______ his post though he had worked in such bad conditions for more than 20 years.

A. held up　　 B. took up　　 C. stuck to　　 D. insisted on

13. The road, ____to use in October, 2006, has solved the longstanding problem of traffic jams of this area.　　 A. put　　 B. putting　 C. having put　 D. being put

12.---Your school bag wants______, Tom.

---Yes, it does. It’s an easy job because the cloth of the bag _______ well.

A. to be washed; is washed　 B. to be washed; washes　

C. being washed; washes　 D. washing; is washed

11.The new teacher was annoyed that the students couldn’t _____ his meaning because of his strong accent.　 A. get across　 B. make sense of　 C. get through　 D. make sense

10.When ______, the boy admitted _______ the car finally.

A. questioned; stealing　　 B. being questioned; having stolen　

C. questioning; to steal　　 D. questioned; to have stolen

9. ______for the breakdown of the school computer network, Alice was in low spirits.

A. Blaming　　 B. Blamed　　　 C. To blame　　　 D. To be blamed

8. I haven’t seen Sara since she was a little girl, and she has changed beyond 　　　　.

A. hearing　　 B. strength　　 C. recognition　　 D. measure

7. He is now at _____ loss whether to quit ______ the pills making him gain weight.

A. a; to take　 B. /; taking　 C. a; being taken　 D. a; taking

6. ----I’m terribly sorry that I missed your birthday party. I just completely forgot.

　 ----Oh, _______.

A. that’s all right.　 B. take it easy　 C. don’t mention it　　 D. that’s right

5.　　　 patience　 A. postcode　 B. secure　 C. efficient　 D. association

第二节：语法与词汇知识(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。