14. I didn’t get a good understanding of the complicated sentence _____ the teacher had explained it to me.

　　 A. before 　 　　　　　　　　　 B. until　 　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　 　　 　　　　　　　 D. unless

13. --- What was the party like?

--- Wonderful. It is years ____ I enjoyed myself so much.

A. after　　　　 　　　　　 B. before　　　　 　　　　 C. when　　　　 　　　　 D. since

12. I came back not _____ the rain, but _____ I was tired.

　　 A. because; because　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. because of; because of

C. because; because of　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because of; because

11. The " ____ " Nanchang Uprising(起义) in 1927 was just the beginning of our Party's armed struggle. That's why our Army Day is celebrated on this day.

A. First August　　　　　　　　　　 B. 1^st August　　　　　　　　 C. August First　　　　　　　 D. August one

10. --- Which lamp do you want?

--- ____ will do?

A. Anyone　　 　　　　　　 B. Any one　　 　　　　　 C. No　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. Everyone

9. --- Which one shall I take, the blue one or the red one?

　--- If you like, you may take ____ .

A. any　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. either　　　 　　　　　　 C. neither　　　 　　　　　 D. both

8. --- Have you finished your report yet?

--- No. I’ll finish in 10 ____ minutes.

A. another　　 　　　　　　 B. other　　　 　　　　　　 C. more　　　 　　　　　　 D. less

7. I had five friends in my childhood. One is an engineer. _____ is a professor, a third is an officer, a fourth is a middle school teacher and the fifth is a company manager.

　　　 A. The other　　　　　　　　 B. Another　　　　　　　　　　 C. A second　　　　　　　　　 D. Others

6. --- I don’t like chicken ____ fish.

--- I don’t like chicken, ____ I like fish very much.

A. and, and 　　　　　　　　 B. and, but　　 　　　　　　 C. or, and　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. or, but

5. Along the highway, the sign board "Don't drink ____ drive." can be seen every ten kilometres.

　　　 A. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. otherwise　　　　　　　　 D. as well as