14、—May I smoke here, please?

—I am afraid you ___________. This is a non-smoking area.

A. can         B. can’t         C. may         D. may not

13、—Was Henry late for the concert yesterday? 

—No. He got there even ten minutes ___________ than us two.

A. earlier        B. earliest         C. later         D. latest

12、—What is Mum cooking in the kitchen?

—Fish, I guess. How nice it ___________!

A. looks          B. sounds         C. tastes        D. smells

11、—Do you know anything about the players of our school football team?

—Yes. They are ___________ young boys between the age of thirteen and fifteen.

A. most        B. mostly        C. almost        D. at most

10、—Has your father finished his report?

—Sorry, I don’t know. He ????___________ it this morning.

A. was writing        B. wrote        C. has written        D. had written

9、—What a heavy rain!

—So it is. I prefer ___________ at home ___________ on such a rainy day.

A. watch TV; to go out                  B. watch TV; go out

C. watching TV; to going out             D. to watch TV; going out

8、—It’s said that scientists have ________ a way to deal with Influenza A/H1N1（甲型H1N1流感）.

—Really? That’s great!

A. caught up with        B. come up with        C. agreed with        D. compared with

7、—Do we have to hold our English party in the classroom?

—Well, I don’t know ___________ if not here.

A. when can we do it                    B. when we can do it

C. where can we do it                    D. where we can do it

6、—There ___________ a charity show this weekend. Would you like to join us?

—Of course. I’d love to.

A. is        B. has        C. will be         D. will have

5、—Do you know the result of the competition?

—No. It ___________.

A. hasn’t announced                       B. hasn’t been announced

C. didn’t announce                        D. wasn’t announced