14. Your daughter would     a famous singer―she has a great gift for music.

A. make    B.  turn     C. serve    D. shape

12. Harry telephoned to the airport to     whether Flight 24 for San Francisco is departing on time.

A. prove      B. ensure

C. confirm     D. identify

11. Glass is obviously a wiser choice for the plate as it can easily be recycled and does not take hundreds of years to     like plastic.

A. break off       B. break out

C. break down      D. break into

10. No matter how much time you spend planning a trip, things still     go wrong and air travel is no exception—from weather delays to lost luggage.

A. deliberately       B. obviously

C. originally          D. occasionally

9. ―Will you be    this evening, Mary?

―That depends. I am afraid I will be with my manager discussing a plan.

A. demanding    B. suitable

C. available    D. efficient

8. If you really have to leave during class  you'd better leave    the back door.

A. for     B. at

C. by    D. out

7. Shortly after the book Uncle Tom's Cabin   ， the Civil War of America . 

A. came about; broke away

B. came on; broke up

C. came out; broke out

D. came up; broke down

8.  They were________(震驚的)to find the driver was a six-year-old boy.

7.  Madagascar is the most________(迷人的)place I have ever been to.

6. He thought that as he had worked for the company for so long,he   higher pay.

A. received     B. required

C. deserved      D, saved