8. Can you mend the hole in my shirt?
A) repair
B) find
C) despair
D) compare
9. The secretary is very careful and never overlooks any little points.
A) misses
B) examining
C) noticing
D) jumping
10. It is so precious a picture that it is kept in a sealed box.
A) beautiful
B) primary
C) attractive
D) valuable
11. So far the project has been carried out smoothly.
A) with effort
B) with difficulty
C) without difficulty
D) without effort
12. Bad food is a source of illness.
A) resource
B) origin
C) reason
D) step
13. I hope you can submit you term papers before the deadline.
A) hand in
B) hand out
C) hand on
D) hand back
14. The new evidence backed up my argument.
A) supported
B) reported
C) transported
D) suspected
15. The part-time job really takes up most of my spare time.
A) transfers
B) occurs
C) occupies
D) spends
答案：1B 2C 3A 4B 5A6D 7B 8A 9A 10D11C 12B 13A 14A 15C