16. What the boss said at the meeting was so ___ that all of the workers were ___ to work harder.

A. inspired; inspiring　　　 B. inspiring; inspired

C. inspired; inspired　　　　 D. inspiring; inspiring

15.-How can I apply for an online course?

-Just fill out this form and we ___ what we can do for you.

A. see　　　 B. are seeing　　　 C. have seen　　　　 D. will see

14.I finally ___ to pass my driving test. I knew it was going to be difficult to get the car through its MOT test.

A. succeeded　　　 B. avoided　　 C. insisted　　　 D. managed

13.___ the Internet is of great help, I don’t think it’s a good idea to spend too much time on it.

A. When　　　 B. While　　　 C. As　　　　 D. As if

12.As a result of the serious flood, two-thirds of the buildings in the area ___ .

A. needs repairing　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. needs to repair

C. need repairing　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. need to repair

11.High-speed trains travel at 300 kilometres an hour, which is about ___ normal trains.

A. four times the speed of　　　　 B. the speed four times of　

C. four times as the speed of　　　 D. four times the speed as

10.I don’t doubt ___ our country will play a more and more important role in the world affairs.

A. that　　　　 B. if　　　 C. whether　　 D. how

9. I just wonder 　　　　that makes him so excited.

A. why it does 　　　　　　　　 B. what it does

C. how it is　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. what it is

8.This kind of material ___ , so be careful when you wear it.

A. is torn easily　　 B. is torn easy　　 C. tears easily　 D. tears easy

7. ___ to reach them on the phone, we sent an email instead.

A. Fail　　　 B. Having failed　　 C. To fail　　　 D. Failed