15.(　 ) They 　　　　　him to give up smoking many times, but he wouldn't listen to anyone.

A. tried to persuade　 　 B. persuaded　　　　　　　　 C. had persuaded 　　　　 D.tried persuading

14.(　 ) - I will not take an umbrella with me today. It looks so fine now.

- 　　　　　it rains later in the day?

A. How 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. What　　　　　　　　　　　 C. How about　 　　　　　 D. What if

13.(　 ) Please don't call me at the office 　　　　　it's really necessary.

A. if　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. unless　　　　　　　　　　　 C. unless if 　　　　　　　　 D. except

12.(　 ) What she said in her lecture 　　　　　me of my childhood spent in the faraway village.

A. think　 　　　　　　　　　 B. know　　　　　　　　　　　 C. remind　　 　　　　　　 D. keep

11.(　 ) Buried with her 　　　　　her servants and guards she liked before death.

A. was 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. were　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. have been 　　　　　　　 D. had been

10. They found a collection of coins in the ancient tomb 　　　　　to 2,000 years ago.

A. dates back to　 　　　　 B. dating back to　　　　　 C. to date back to 　　　　 D. dated back to

9.(　 )　　　 　you've got such a chance as you have looked forward to, you might as well make the best of it.

A. Now that　 　　　　　　 B. After　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Although　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. As soon as

8.(　 )　　　 　by her new secretary, the manager went into the hospital for further medical examination.

A. Accompanying　　　　　 B. Accompanied　　　　　　 C. Accomplished　 　　　 D. Accomplishing

7.(　 ) I asked him to 　　　　　me a few minutes so that we could have a close discussion over all the problems.

A. spend 　　　　　　　　　　 B. save　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. spare　 　　　　　　　　　 D. share

6.(　 ) Daniel lent me the disk he bought the day before only　　　　 I could return it on time.

A. on one condition　 　 B. on condition that　　　　　　　 C. on condition　 　　　　　 D. on the condition