16、------- What is the price of petrol these days

-------Oh, it ______ sharply since last month.

A. is raised        B. has risen     C. has arisen         D. is increased

15、At present, one of the apartments in favor of the new airport ________ that it will going a lot jobs to the area.

A. is           B. are          C. will be          D. were

14、 It was _____ he came bank from Africa that wear _________ he met the girl he would like to marry.

A. when; then    B. not; until    C. not until; that    D. only; when

13、The house I grew up ________ has been taken down and replaced by an office building.

A. in it      B. in      C. in that       D. in which

12、Some people fear that ________ air pollution may bring about changes in _______ weather around the world.

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

11、

According to statistics, a man is more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer _________ a woman.

A. than        B. such       C. so            D. as

10、The ____________ shoes were covered with mud, so I asked them to take them off before they got into __________ car.

A. girl’s; Tom’s    B. girls’; Toms’   C. girls’; Tom’s     D. girl’s; Toms’

9、_________ the right kind of training , these teenage soccer players may one day grew the international stars.

A. Giving     B. Having given     C. To give       D. Given

8、 ----Thank you for your MP4 player. I’ll get Mary to take it to you soon.

----___________. I’ve bought a new one.

A. No sense     B. No hurry      C. No way      D. No use