Mr. Smith, with the result of the experiment, sat on the chair, smiling.
| A．satisfied; exciting | B．satisfying; excited |
| C．satisfied; excited | D．satisfying; exciting |
18. Believe me, nobody can _____ you in this company.
| A．take place | B．take the place | C．take the place of | D．replace of |
17. By this time next summer, you _____ a high paying job. But I will still be studying.
| A．will find | B．are found | C．have found | D．will have found |
16. ----It’s getting dark, but Mr. Johnson is still at his office.
----No surprise. Who else can _____ he does?
| A．do less work than | B．work as hardly as |
| C．work as hard as | D．be working hardly like |
15. Three quarters of the land here _____ wet land, an ideal place for migrating birds.
| A．are | B．is | C．have been | D．Being |
14. After a _____ walk, she couldn’t move forwards any more.
| A．15 minutes | B．15-minutes | C．15-minute | D．15 minute |