16、Tom’s brother is too selfish a man, whom we can’t _____ to lend us a hand.

A．desire          B．make           C．hope           D．suggest

15、--- Are you sure you really want it?

---___________, I’m willing to pay ____ you ask for.

A．No; no mater what                                  B．Yes; no mater what    

C．No ; whatever                                      D．Yes; whatever

14、____ seems to be a possibility that we shall be able to afford the car we need.]

A．That            B．There               C．It             D．This

13、What an accident it is! If you had been careful, things wouldn’t be _______.

A．a(chǎn)s it is          B．a(chǎn)s it was             C．a(chǎn)s they are      D．a(chǎn)s they were

12、Children are told to ______ strangers when they are out without parents.

A．watch out for        B．come up with         C．get along with        D．a(chǎn)llow for

11、In some western countries, demand for graduates from MBA courses has _____

A．turned down  B．turned over     C．fallen down   D．fallen over

10、---I went to work on foot yesterday, though it ______rats and dogs.

---You _______by bus. It was likely to get a cold.

A．is raining;  must have gone                  B．rained; would go

C．was raining; should have gone              D．have rained; could have gone

9、Getting a right job can be difficult ____the students ___prepared to deal with the job interview.

A．if ; won’t be                                           B．unless; are    

C．unless ; will be                                        D．if;are

8、Having been praised by the teacher, the little girl ran back home ,______.

A．happily and satisfied                         B．eager and excitedly 

C．happy and satisfied                          D．a(chǎn)nxiously and excitedly.

7、---Bill. Could I use your phone for a while?

---___.Go ahead, please.   

A．By all means           B．Couldn’t be better   

C．With pleasure       D．No wonder