16、Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people       to enjoy the advantages of this new technology.

A．begin          B．began            C．have begun           D．had begun

15、      a room in the hotel, Mr. Wood went out for a walk around the small town.

A．Taking          B．Taken           C．To take          D．Having taken

14、--- How about the book you are reading?

--- Good indeed. It        many problems we have come across in our study.

A．says        B．talks           C．covers         D．refers

13、       the people have become masters of their own country that science can really serve the people.

A．Only then            B．It is only when         C．Only when           D．It is only then

12、Della turned all of her pockets inside out only to find $ 1.87       buy Jim a present for Christmas.

A．with what to                                              B．with that she can

C．in which to                                                D．with which to

11、I haven’t seen          Maggie since I came here.

A．a(chǎn)s lovely a girl as                                 B．so a lovely girl as

C．a(chǎn) girl as lovely as                                 D．a(chǎn)s a lovely girl as

10、China has produced many great writers over the last ten years,        Mo Yan.

A．a(chǎn)mong them was                                 B．a(chǎn)mong whom was

C．in which was                                      D．a(chǎn)mong whom were

9、--- My sister is a typist at a foreign firm.

--- I know this sort of work          skill and speed.

A．a(chǎn)sks for         B．calls for        C．looks for          D．waits for

8、       makes the peasant worker proud is         he has set up a new bridge for the villagers.

A．What; that        B．What; because          C．That; what         D．That; because

7、With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction （拍賣）. It was almost a year since her dear grandmother passed away in this house.   1  the family business had failed and left them with heavy debts. So the bank had 2  the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts．  3  the past several weeks, she had managed to save $450 in order to bid（出價(jià)）on the  4   that her grandmother liked very much. Surely this would be enough, she had thought．

Now the  5  moment arrived．Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had   6  ．As the auction began, Sally waited．Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt．She held her   7  tightly and listened．The first bid was $45. She was  8  . It was so high．Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding   9 $85. Sally cried out “$450!” For a moment there was silence．Hope   10  her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how   11  her grandmother would have been with her at this moment．Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$475!” She lost her   12  ．Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering   13  so many  people would be interested in that old, dirty quilt．Finally the quilt was sold for $500 to a complete   14  .

　　 After the sale, she went to the counter to pay for the few items that were now hers．The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt．“There must be some  15  ．Someone else has got it.” she said．A hand-written   16  was pinned to the quilt, which   17  :

Dear Madam,

　　 I noticed you admiring the quilt．Clearly, it was 18  to you．Please accept this quilt as my  19  . I don’ t expect any repayment from you, but do a   20   favor in the future for a stranger who happens to cross your path．

Yours,

                                                                      A stranger

1．A．Naturally　　       B．Unfortunately　   C．Luckily　            D．Probably

2．A．hoped                B．waited                C．expected             D．forced

3．A．With                  B．At                     C．By                     D．Over

4．A．house                B．present               C．furniture            D．quilt

5．A．interesting         B．necessary           C．big               D．sad

6．A．turned over        B．turned up         C．turned back       D．turned on

7．A．purse                 B．picture                C．book              D．quilt

8．A．glad                   B．frightened           C．moved               D．shocked

9．A．rose                   B．climbed              C．reached            D．raised

10．A．told                  B．helped                C．filled                  D．gave

11．A．pleased             B．a(chǎn)nxious               C．a(chǎn)ngry                D．familiar

12．A．thought            B．chance               C．way                  D．money

13．A．whether           B．what                  C．how                  D．why

14．A．relative             B．customer            C．friend                D．stranger

15．A．reason              B．secret                 C．mistake          D．fun

16．A．check              B．wallet                 C．a(chǎn)ddress            D．note

17．A．read                 B．wrote                 C．spoke                D．showed

18．A．wonderful        B．basic                  C．pretty              D．important

19．A．honor               B．respect               C．gift               D．thank

20．A．particular       B．common             C．major              D．similar