16. --What when I phoned you?

A. had you done; finished　　　　

B. were you doing; had just finished

C. did you do; had just finished

D. were you doing; was finishing

15. Sometimes words alone were not enough to _________pupils along the path of knowledge

A. provide　　　 B. persuade　　 C. advise　　　　 D. cause

14. Neither of them knew what　　　　 was doing.

A. other　　　　 B. others　　　 C. the other　　 D. another

13. --I heard that as many as 4 000 people were killed in 9

　　 --Yes. __________ news came as __________shock to us.

A.the ; the　　　 B. the ; a　　　 C, / ; /　　　 D. / ; a

12. The girl__________ on the ground __________to me that she had___________ the book on the shelf.

A. lying ; lay ; laid　　　　　 B. lay ; lied ; laid

C. lie ; lied ; lay　　　　　　 D. lying; lied ; laid

11. We __________ so tired. We've only been to a party.

A. mustn't have felt　　　　　　 B. wouldn't have felt

C. shouldn't have felt　　　　　 D. couldn't have felt

10. The reason_________　 he didn't come was _________ he had to take care of his sick mother.

A. why ; that　　　　　　　　　 B. why ; which　　

C. which ; why　　　　　　　　　 D. that ; for

9. The murderer was brought in, with his hands behind his back.

A.to be tied　　 B. being tied　　 C. tied　　 D. having tied

8. --" Would you mind the window? It's hot here!" May said.

　 --"__________. "Tom replied.

A.to open ; No, please　　　　　　　 B. open ; Yes, please

C.opening; No, of course not　　　　 D. opening ; Yes, please

7. The rescue team made every __________ to find the missing mountain climber.

A.force　　　 B. energy　　　 C. effort　　　 D. possibility