13. That young man still denies _______C the fire behind the store.

　　A. start

　　B. to start

　　C. having started

　　D. to have started

　　14. ______ C receiving financial support from family, community or the government is allowed, it is never admired.

　　A. As

　　B. Once

　　C. Although

　　D. Lest

　　15. I’d rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than _______A a room with someone else.

　　A. share

　　B. to share

　　C. sharing

　　D. to have shared

　　16. American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public through televised ____D___ from the United States.

　　A. transfer

　　B. deliveries

　　C. transportation

　　D. transmissions

　　17. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is _____C__ .

　　A. granted

　　B. implied

　　C. exaggerated

　　D. remedied

　　18. Philip Roth was ______B as a major new author in 1960.

　　A. published

　　B. hailed

　　C. guided

　　D. supposed

　　19. A _____ B number of books on this subject are in the library.

　　A. little B. limited

　　C. tiny D. low

　　20. The river dried up during the hot _C______.

　　A. period

　　B. fit

　　C. scorcher

　　D. spell

　　21. Daylight ______ B long in the summer time.

　　A. lingers

　　B. stays

　　C. hovers

　　D. persists

　　22. An electronic message snapped his concentration. B

　　A. caused to lose concentration suddenly

　　B. broke off

　　C. ceased

　　D. stopped

　　23. It is vital for parents to supervise teens as well as to teach them how to manage time. B

　　A. prior

　　B. very important

　　C. fatal

　　D. superior

　　24. The solid particles were filtered ____ C ____ before the solution was used.

　　A. out

　　B. over

　　C. off

　　D. on

　　25. I had a bizarre taste, which I acquired playing football games. D

　　A. odd

　　B. unconventional

　　C. special

　　D. extra