16、－It’s so embarrassing when you can’t remember someone’s name.   

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A. That’s too bad.                                                B. Nothing serious.   

C. I know the feeling.                                             D. What a shame!  

15、

What he had done really left us        about his real purpose.   

A. wondered                     B. wonder                 C. to wonder                D. wondering  

14、         Mr. Morgan appears very cheerful in public, he is actually leading a  very unhappy life.   

A. When                           B. While                    C. As                           D. Since  

13、

－Dick performed wonderfully at the concert last weekend.   

－Ye s. He            very carefully before it.   

A. must have prepared                                             B. couldn’t have prepared  

C. must prepare                                                      D. could prepare  

12、

Though money means           to her, yet she will donate however much you need.   

A. anything                       B. something              C. everything               D. nothing  

11、The computer system crashed and I lost           of work.   

A. three hour’s worth                                               B. three hours’ worth  

C. three hours’ worthy                                             D. three hour’s worthy  

10、We could hear the noise of the kids           before entering the room.   

A. shouting and crying                                            B. being shouted and cried  

C. to shout and cry                                                 D. shouted and cried  

9、I          here earlier. I never thought the ear would break down halfway.   

A. could come                                                     B. should come  

C. would have come                                            D. may have come  

8、Before the Kings returned home, the house         thoroughly.   

A. has cleaned                                                      B. had cleaned  

C. has been cleaned                                                D. had been cleaned  

7、Scientists who study        noise say that           average noise level in  this district is as high as 70. 3 decibels.   

A. ／；the                       B. ／；an                 C. the；an                   D. a；the