16、________the heart________a pump，he got his friends to know the importance of it.

A.  Compared;to           B.  Comparing;with               C.  Comparing;to         D.  Compared;with

15、He won the first place in the competition  _______his parents very happy.

A.  to make          B.  making           C.  made                            D.  to be made

14、--What’s your favourite sport?

--Skiing. _______________.

A.  I get a kick out of it                                    B.  I can manage it                    

C.  I choose it                                                 D.  I’m used to it

13、The country is changing very quickly, and many of the old traditions are_________  ________(灭绝；消亡).

三、选择题

（每空？ 分，共？ 分）

12、Entering the garden, you will find the apple trees are  ___________  ___________(有大量的；缀满了)fruits.

11、He gave me a _________ _____________  _________(对…详细、完整的叙述，说明) his plan.

10、I’m writing______  ____________  ________(作为…的回应) your advertisement for a temporary job as a chef.

9、I _______  ________  ________  __________(以为…理所当然)that he would bend to my will.

8、 All the classmates were________  ________  _________(赞成，同意)my idea that we should go for a picnic the next week.

7、It ________  ________  __________(没有影响)to me when to start out.