16.If you do not fasten your safety belt, your chances of being ________ will be greater.

　　A) beaten B) hurt C) damaged D) stricken(B)

　　17.“ ________” for many years, the writer suddenly became famous.

　　A) Having ignored him B) To be ignored C) To have been ignored D) Having been ignored(D)

　　18.This bird’s large wings ________ it to fly very fast.

　　A) able B) enable C) unsure D) cause(B)

　　19.The picture exhibition bored me to death. I wish I ________ to it.

　　A) have not gone B) did not go C) had not gone D) should not have gone(C)

　　20.I don’t swim not, but I ________ when I was a kid.

　　A) used to it B) used to doing it C) used to D) used to do(C)

　　21.I found my daughter sitting in the kitchen, crying ________.

　　A) strongly B) bitterly C) heavily D) deeply(B)

　　22.You are getting too old for football. You’d better ________ tennis instead.

　　A) take in B) take up C) take for D) take over(B)

　　23.When the two young people were married, the ceremony was anything ________ up to data.

　　A) but B) beside C) except D) apart from(A)

　　24.He didn’t mention anything about the party, ________ the date.

　　A) either even B) even nor C) even neither D) not even(D)

　　25.After being rescued from the air crash, the people agreed that they had much to ________.

　　A) thank B) be thanked C) be thankful D) be thankful for(D)

　　26.This new method not only saves time but also saves energy ________ operating on two batteries instead to four.

　　A) in B) on C) by D) for(C)

　　27.What ________ to him is whether the job allows him to pursue his studies.

　　A) matters B) refers C) happens D) applies(A)

　　28.He said that very clearly so that nobody was in any ________ about what was meant.

　　A) doubt B) wonder C) question D) consideration(A)

　　29.It is predicted that heavy rains are ________ to flood the area in a few days.

　　A) frightening B) threatening C) scattering D) warning(B)

　　30.In most of the United States, the morning newspaper is ________ by school age children.

　　A) directed B) discharged C) derived D) delivered(D)