14．As far as I know，he began cycling to________his body after he resigned from the firm.

A．take up　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．put up

C．set up　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．build up

13．-Can you hit that bird with your gun，Tom?

-No！It is out of the________of my gun.

A．length　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．aim

C．distance　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．range

12．________struck me________I would have an important meeting in Shanghai the next day.

A．It；which　 　　　　　　　　　 B．What；that

C．What；which　 　　　　　　 D．It；that

11．She made it quite clear that she was no longer going to______my selfishness and moodiness.

A．put up with　 　　　　　　　　 B．depend on

C．care about　 　　　　　　　　　 D．catch up with

10．-What are you going to do this afternoon?

-I’ll probably go for a walk later on________it stays fine.

A．as far as　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．so long as

C．even if　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．as though

9．You have made a few mistakes in your composition but______，it’s well written.

A．first of all　 　　　　　　　　　 B．on the whole

C．on the other hand　 　　　　 D．so far

8．Most of the students in our class like to read China Daily，which________every day.

A．comes out　 　　　　　　　　 B．comes up

C．come across　 　　　　　　 D．comes about

7．-How do you find the football match between England　 and Italy?

-There is nothing special-it is only________.

A．average　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．usual

C．typical　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．normal

6．Quantities of water________for cooling in the only one of the plants that________steel.

A．has been needed；produces

B．are needed；produces

C．is needed；produce

D．have been needed；produce

5．-She should not have done that sort of thing.

-Whatever she did was reasonable，________to what　 you have done.Besides，it’s none of your business.Get down to________your lessons.

A．compared；doing　 　　　　 B．comparing；doing

C．compared；do　 　　　　　 D．comparing；do