从每小题的四个选择项中，选出最佳的一项。

　　1. Allen _______ any good job since he came to New York City two years ago.

　　A. hasn't found B. didn‘t find

　　C. doesn't find D. hadn‘t found

　　2.“Let me _______ you，”said my boss，“you should call me immediately after you arrive at the airport.”

　　A. ask B. advise C. remember D. remind

　　3. The boys spent the whole morning _______ possible answers to the question.

　　A. discuss B. and discussing

　　C. discussing D. and discussed

　　4. This village ______ to be the place in which Ernest Hemingway，one of the greatest American writers，wrote this story.

　　A. is believing B. is believed

　　C. believes D. believe

　　5. It's reported that by the end of last month the sale of the company ______ by 10%.

　　A. has risen B. had been rising

　　C. had risen D. has been rising

　　6.-How _________ will you be able to finish the painting?

　　-In a couple of hours.

　　A. soon B. often

　　C. long D. fast

　　7. ______ any friends in the city，he felt quite lonely and helpless.

　　A. No to have B. No having

　　C. Not to have D. Not having

　　8. Dr. White was away to the South last month，so he didn't attend the meeting _______ in Beijing.

　　A. having held B. to hold

　　C. to be held D. held

　　9. _______ at his paper over the weekend，Neil didn't finish it.

　　A. As he worked hard

　　B. Hard as he worked

　　C. How he worked hard

　　D. How hard he worked

　　10.-Are you satisfied with her work，sir?

　　-Not at all. It couldn't be any _______.

　　A. better B. best

　　C. worse D. worst

　　11. That was _______ matter that I had no choice but to talk it over with my parents.

　　A. a such serious B. a so serious

　　C. such serious a D. so serious a

　　12. This disease is second only _______ heart attack as a cause of death all over the world.

　　A. to B. of

　　C. with D. from

　　13. The word is new to us. You'd better ______ in the dictionary.

　　A. look at it B. look for it

　　C. look it up D. look it out

　　14. If there is no one _______ him with the preparation，he will have to put off the meeting.

　　A. help B. to help

　　C. helps D. helped