16、Despite such a big difference in          towards what one eats, there is no doubt that people in the west regard the Chinese food as something special. 

A. point                        B. idea                   C. attitude                     D. sight

15、If the firms failed to make enough money, they would          .

A .close down               B. call off                     C. turn down                D. set off

14、She devoted herself          to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field.

A. strongly                          B. extremely                 C. entirely                            D. freely

13、People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this      creates further problems. 

A. in short                   B. in case                            C. in doubt                   D. in turn

12、If we can           our present difficulties, then everything should be all right.

A. come across                    B. get over                    C .come over                D. get off

11、He began to take political science          only when he left school.

A. strictly                            B. truly                         C. carefully                   D. seriously

10、Surely it doesn’t matter where the student associations get their money from; what        is what they do with it. 

A. counts                            B. applies                      C. stresses                           D. functions

9、Water can absorb and give off a lot of heat without big changes in temperature, thus creating a ____________ environment. 

A. peaceful                   B. sensitive                   C. common                  D. stable