16、The speech_______________ by the president’s assistant has been cancelled.

A．to deliver         B．delivered           C．being delivered     D．to be delivered

15、______ homework did we have to do that we had no time to take a rest.

       A．So much             B．Too much            C．Too little              D．So little

14、For anyone______ to traffic, this small town might be a disappointment.

     A．gets used         B．used              C．to be used           D．got used

13、James and Alex, ______ clothes Harry had taken away, had to leave the pool with nothing on.

     A．both of which    B．both of whose    C．neither of whom  D．neither of which

12、Research indicates that lung cancer ___ smoking.

 A．contributes to      B．results from       C．attends to        D．devotes to

11、A heavy snow____ a harvest year.

     A．expects            B．wishes             C．hopes               D．promises

10、―Why did you come late this morning? 

 ―We were          for an hour in the traffic jam.

       A．cast                    B．flashed                C．trapped               D．struck

9、There is no ___________ in trying to talk him into joining us. He enjoys being alone.

A．doubt                  B．wonder               C．hope                   D．point

8、In the increasingly heavy snowstorm, the two girls was unable to find their way back．They were___________  in the mountainous area.

A．missing               B．lost                     C．gone                   D．disappearing

7、South of the city ________ three high schools．One is senior high, and the other two are junior highs.

       A．lay                      B．lies                      C．lying                   D．lie