() 12. The boy looks ______ because his favourite toy is broken. Now he looks ______ at the broken toy with tears in his eyes.
A.sad; sadly
B.sadly; sad
C.sad; sad
D.sadly; sadly

() 13. Tom wonders ______ his grandfather will come next week.
A.where
B.if that
C.that
D.whether

() 14. —What about going shopping at the weekend, Ningning? —The shopping mall is full of people. I'd rather ______ at home.
A.staying
B.stay
C.to stay
D.for staying

() 15. Both red and black represent ______. But I prefer to wear red when I feel tired.
A.powerful
B.power
C.peace
D.peaceful

( ) 16. Which of these means something bad now?
A. White-collar jobs.
B. White uniforms.
C. Whitewash.
D. White elephant sales.
( ) 17. Which of these is true about "a white-collar job"?
A. It is not easy to get.
B. It is about what to wear on wedding days.
C. People do it with hands.
D. It means working as a doctor or a nurse.
( ) 18. The kings in ancient Thailand would give a white elephant to someone he hated because ______.
A. it would bring bad luck
B. it was expensive to keep
C. it would hurt the person
D. it would ruin the person's house
( ) 19. If a big new theatre is built in your city, but people don't like it, they may say "______".
A. it is a big elephant
B. it is to whitewash
C. it is a white elephant
D. it is a white elephant sale
( ) 20. The article is mainly about ______.
A. the different meanings of "white"
B. the history of some English idioms
C. the customs in ancient Thailand
D. colours and jobs