15．Four and  half hours of discussion took us up to midnight，and     break for cheese chocolate and tea with sugar．（　�。�

A．

a； a

B．

the； the

C．

不填；the

D．

a； 不填

14．The sunlight is white and blinding，____ hard-edged shadows on the ground．（　　）

A．

throwing

B．

being thrown

C．

to throw

D．

to be thrown

13．India attained ____ independence in 1947，after _____ long struggle．（　�。�

A．

不填； a

B．

the； a

C．

an； 不填

D．

an； the

12．It's an either-or situation-we can buy a new car this year or we can go on holiday but we can't do     ．（　�。�

A．

others

B．

either

C．

another

D．

both

11．我們一致同意一旦得出調(diào)查結(jié)論，就盡早讓公眾知曉．（once）We all agree that once the conclusion of the investigation is drawn，it will be made known to the public as soon as possible．

10．乍一看，這塊手表沒有什么特別之處，但實際上它是一部手機．（there be）At first sight，there is nothing special about the watch，but in fact it is a mobile phone．

9．雨天我總是比平時起得晚．（than）I always get up later than usual on rainy days．．

8．假如你是李夏．你看到關(guān)國留學(xué)生Sharon 在網(wǎng)上發(fā)貼，希望有人能幫助她提高普通話（Mandarin）水平，她可以教英語作為回報．請銀據(jù)以下提示用英語給她寫一封電于哪件．
（1）表達給她提供幫助的意愿；
（2）說明你能勝任輔導(dǎo)的理由；
（3）給出講好普通話的兩點建議；
（4）提出你學(xué)習(xí)英語的具體需求．
注意：
（1）詞數(shù)120左右，開頭語已為你寫好；
（2）可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；
（3）文中不得透漏個人姓名和學(xué)校名稱
Hi Sharon，
This is Li Xia．I learned from your post that you want to improve your MandarmI am quite interested in it． I think I'm fit for it．As a student，I have been learning Mandarin for many years．In addition，I am Chinese，which means Mandarin is a must for me to communicate with others in my daily life． So I'm quite confident that I can help you learn Mandarin．
Learning Mandarin takes time，so if you want to learn it well，you should spend much time practicing Mandarin everyday．As the saying goes，practice makes perfect． Besides，you can also read some books in Chinese，see some Chinese films and listen to some Chinese radio programmes．Speaking and listening are very important for a language learning，by which you are sure to make great progress．
In your post，you say you can teach English as a reward．It is just what I want．I'm eager to improve my English．So，if you allow me to help you learn Mandarin，you can also help me improve my English．We can contact each other by video chat every night for half an hour in English and half an hour in Chinese，so that we can improve our oral speaking．
Hope for you early reply!
Yours Sincerely
Li Xia．

7．A：I need to lose some weight．My clothes don't fit anymore．（51）C
B：Well，instead of watching TV all day，you could do more exercise．
A：（52）A
B：Like cycling，or you could work out at the gym．
A：I don't have time．（53）B
B：OK，then you could change your diet．（54）G
A：You mean no more hamburgers!Oh no!
B：OK．（55）E．

A．Like what？ B．I'm too busy C．What should I do？ D．Some more hamburgers？ E．Buy some larger clothes then． F．That's a good idea．Thanks a lot． G．Eat something healthier，like fruit．

6．It is generally accepted that    boy must learn to stand up and fight like   man．（　�。�

A．

a；a

B．

a；the

C．

the；the

D．

a；不填