9. It was until last year hat he ________.

　　A.left his home town for a new start

　　B. came to realize the importance of learning English

　　C. worked as an English teacher at a middle school

　　D. set out to build a new house of his own

　　10. A telephone call ______ him hurrying to his home town 。

　　A. made　B. force C. sent D. let

　　11. ----- Did you have ______ difficulty talking to the foreigner ?

　　----- No. I only could not follow him when he spoke too fast 。

　　A. any　B. a C. some　D. much

　　12. The old lady has never ________ the house since she moved in.

　　A. been away　B. left C. lived　D. stayed at

　　13. ----- We‘re sure of winning the match.

　　----- _______.　We’ll meet our match.

　　A. Don‘t be so sure　B. So are we C. It’s out of question　D. I think so

　　14. I have no one ______ me ， for I can deal with it all by myself 。

　　A. help B. to help　C. helped D. to have helped

　　15. I‘d ________ them to stay at home the whole day.

　　A. rather　B. better C. prefer　D. agree

　　答案：CCDBAAC