从下列A、B、C、D所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

1．______ the wise leadership of our party, we have improved our living conditions.

A．Owing to　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Because

C．For　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D．Since

2．The police asked the boy what his ______ had been in the robbery.

A．characters　　　　　　　　　　 B．role

C．effect　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．result

3．－What do you think _____Mr. Smith?

　 －He is ______ thought of by us.

A．of; well　　　　　　　　　　　 B．about; badly

C．over; worse　　　　　　　　　　D．of; good

4．He ______ his shoes as soon as he went home and put on a pair of slippers.

A．took up　　　　　　　　　　　　B．took in

C．took off　　　　　　　　　　　 D．took on

5．Voices were______ when the discussion became heat.

A．raised　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．shouted

C．improved　　　　　　　　　　　 D．risen

6．Mother is always finding______ with the way I do my hair.

A．mistake　　　　　　　　　　　　B．fault

C．matter　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．wrong

7．With the development of socialist construction, our country will______ more and more advanced technology from abroad.

A．lead　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．bring

C．introduce　　　　　　　　　　　D．result

8．Because of ______ by the stranger, she lowered her head shyly.

A．staring　　　　　　　　　　　　B．staring at

C．being stared　　　　　　　　　 D．being stared at

9．Social ______ vary from country to country.

A．habits　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．traditions

C．customs　　　　　　　　　　　　D．manners

10．Dinner starts with a small dish, ______ is called a starter.

A．that　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．where

C．which　　　　　　　　　　　　　D．when

11．There are five people in my family, me ______ .

A．includes　　　　　　　　　　　 B．including

C．included　　　　　　　　　　　 D．is including

12．He ______ himself as an expect.

A．used　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．acted

C．represented　　　　　　　　　　D．said

13．As a young man, Comrade Zhou Enlai ______ the students’ movements and later _____ the communist Party of China.

A．joined; took part in　　　　　 B．took part in; joined

C．joined in; took part in　　　　D．went in for; joined in

14．We have physics on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, we have it______ .

A．every other days　　　　　　　 B．every three days

C．every other day　　　　　　　　D．every day

15．There is a ______ saying,“No pains, no gains.”

A．golden　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．gold

C．gold’s　　　　　　　　　　　　D．golden’s