14. The interview he paid little attention to _________ him the chance to work in this company.

　 A. cost　　 B. being cost　　 C. costing　　 D. be cost

13. Christmas Day is a public holiday in England, _________ family member meet and have good meals.

　 A. which　　　 B.　 when　　 C, that　　 D. where

12. They did not find　 ________ to prepare for the worst condition they might meet.

　 A. it worthwhile　　 B. it worthy　　 C. it worth　 D. worth

11. The teacher thought his students needed more practice and learning skills ________ much homework.

　 A. other than　 B. rather than　　 C. more than　　 D. in place of

10. In this list, two names ______　 particularly.

　 A. stand for　 B. stand by　 C. stand out　 D. stand up　

9. Mr. White moved to the US in _____ and returned back in ____ .

　 A. the sixties, his eighty　 B sixty, his eighties　 C. the sixties, his eighties　 D. sixty, eighty

8. The number of people invited _____ fifty, but a number of them ____ not seen at the meeting.

　 A. was,　 were　　 B. was　 , was　　 C.　 were　 was　 D. were, were

7. ----- Are you still very busy?

　 ----- Yes, I _____ the report for the manager and it won’t take long.

A. have just finished　　 B.　 am just finishing　 C.　 had just finished　　 D. am just going to finish

6. The captain was always honest with us and never ____ to disappointment, even when the ship sank.

　 A. gave off　　 B. gave way　　 C. gave away　 D. gave up

5. Whoever ______ a new idea of how to work out the puzzle will be given a prize.

　 A. comes up　　　 B. comes along with C. comes out with　　 D. comes up with