8. The stories of Sarah Orne Jewett are considered by many to be more authentically regional than those of Bret Harte.
A) elegantly
B) genuinely
C) intentionally
D) thoroughly
9. The number of United States citizens who are eligible to vote continues to increase.
A) encouraged
B) enforced
C) expected
D) entitled
10. Formulated in 1823， the Monroe Doctrine asserted that the Americas were no longer open to European colonization.
A) stated firmly
B) argued light-mindedly
C) thought seriously
D) announced regrettably
11. Smoking is not permitted in the office.
A) probable
B) possible
C) admitted
D) allowed
12. The chairman proposed that we should stop the meeting.
A) stated
B) declared
C) suggested
D) announced
13. I feel regret about what’s happened.
A) sorry
B) disappointed
C) shameful
D) disheartened
14. She has proved that she can be relied on in a crisis.
A) lived on
B) depended on
C) lived off
D) believed in
15. John removed his overcoat.
A) took away
B) left aside
C) took off
D) washed off
KEYS： CABBC DABDA DCABC