15．The house has been standing______ without use for months.

　A．empty　　　 　　 B．still　　 　　　　　　 C．quietly　　　 　　　 D．lonely

14．I recommend ______ an English-English dictionary, which I thought would be of great help to his study.

　　 A．buying　 　　　　　 B．bought　 　　　　　 C．to buy　 　　　　　　 D．be bought

13．We shouldn’t spend our money testing so many people, most of____ are healthy.

　 　 A．that　　 　　　　　　 B．which　　 　　　　　 C．what　　　 　　　　 D．whom

12．There are two new hotels near here_______ construction.

　 　 A．under the　 　　　 B．under　　 　　　　　 C．within　　 　　　　 D．within the

11．We would like to pay you a visit this weekend ________.

　 　 A．if you are convenient　　　 　　　　　　　 B．if it will be convenient to you

　 C．if it is convenient to you　　 　　　　　　　 D．whether you are convenient

10．It was a small place then, 　_____ what it is now.

　　　 A．to be compared to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．comparing to　　　 C．compared to D．comparing with

9．Pop music is liked by many people, but it is not _____ everyone’s taste.

　 A．with　　 　　　　　　 B．in　　 　　　　　　　 C．on　　　 　　　　　 D．to

8．We are kept ____ of what is happening in the world by reading newspapers and watching television.

　 A．to inform　　 　　 B．to be informen 　 C．informing　 　　　 D．informed

7．It was the first time that he______ a game, so he felt very sad.

A．loses　　 　　　　　　 B．lost　　 　　　　　　 C．has lost　　 　　　 D．had lost

6．The girl got married ______ the man who she had been engaged _______.

A．with; with　 　　　 B．to; to　　 　　　　　 C．with; to　 　　　　　 D．to; in