16、Frank was on the point of leaving        he noticed a letter lying on the table.

A．when        B．before       C．while        D．as

15、New York        second in the production of apples, producing 850, 000, 000pounds this year.

A．occupied   B．ranked      C．arranged   D．listed

14、She had no idea how it        that her husband met with the same trouble again.

A．came about      B．came across     C．came out  D．came up

13、—Tom is fond of English but he isn’t good at it.

—        .

A．So am I                                                     B．Nor I am

C．It is the same with me                                 D．Neither am I.

12、—Why haven’t you asked Lily to come here?

—She was doing a project when I found her and she        it yet.

A．hasn’t finished         B．didn’t finish      C．wouldn’t finish        D．hadn’t finished

11、—Have your working conditions improved?

—No,        than before, I’m afraid.

A．no better   B．a little better     C．not worse D．no worse

10、Come to me early tomorrow morning. If I        , wake me up.

A．sleep                                                         B．will be sleeping

C．was still sleeping                                         D．am still sleeping

9、In        now seems the beginning stages of computer history, there was a quite widespread concern        computers would take over the world from man one day.

A．it; that      B．that; what        C．it; what     D．what; that

8、The north Bering Sea one of the world’s richest feeding grounds for whales, walruses and sea birds, is warning to the point       animals are being forced to adapt or suffer the consequences.

A．when        B．which       C．where       D．there

7、—Come in please,       

—Thanks, you have a nice place here.

—I am glad you like it.

A．Here you are.                                             B．Would you like my house?

C．Take it easy                                                D．Make yourself at home.