15. If knowledge is power, ____ Sir Francis Bacon wrote in 1597, ___ perhaps creativity can be described as the ability to use that power.

A. as; then　　　　　　 B. as; so　　 　　　　　　　　 C. what; so　　 　　　D. what; then

14. Every evening after dinner, if not ______ from work, I will spend some time walking my dog.

A. being tired　　　　　　 B. tiring　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. tired　　　　 　　　 　　 D. to be tired

13. They are _____ different sizes, shapes and metals, but they are exactly the same _____.

A. /; in weights　　 　 B. of; in weight　　 　　　　　　　 C. in; of weight　　　 　　　 D. of; weights

12. Can you tell me _____?

　 　 A. whom does this dictionary belong to　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. whom this dictionary is belonged to

　 　 C. whom this dictionary belongs to　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. whom this dictionary is belonging to

11. It took 　　　　　　building supplies to construct these energy-saving houses. It took brains, too.

A. other than　　　 　　　 B. more than　　　　 　　　　　　 C. rather than　　　　 D less than

10. ---Have you ____ been to our town before?

　 　---No, it's the first time I ___ here.

A. even; come　 　　　　　 B. even; have come　 　　　 C. ever; come　 　　　 D. ever; have come

9. It must be a _____________ with so many cars crowded around.

A. balcony　　　　　　 　　 　　　 B. stadium　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. structure　　　　 D. concrete

8. A good story does not necessarily have to have a happy ending, but the reader must not be left ___.

　 A. unsatisfied　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　B. unsatisfying　　　 　　　　　　

C. to be unsatisfying　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. being unsatisfied

7. A well-written composition ______ good choice of words and clear organiza­tion among other things.

A. calls on 　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. calls for　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. calls up　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. calls in

6. Keats died at ___ very young age in the nineteenth century, which was ____ great time for romantic poetry.

　 A. the; a　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. the; the　　　　　　 　 C. a; a　　　　　　　　 　 D. a; the