8. Nowhere but in the remotest region of the country find a place to settle down.
A. can he B. he can C. he D. for him to
9. With one leg broken in that car accident， he cannot even walk， run.
A. let alone B. that's to say C. not to speak D. not to mention
10. ， she led a life of complete seclusion.
A. Being disgraced B. Disgraced C. Disgracing D. She was disgraced
11. It to see so many children in that mountainous area cannot even afford elementary education.
A. pains her B. makes her pain C. is paining D. is pained
12. Our boss， Mr. Thompson， a raise in salary for ages， but nothing has happened yet.
A. was promising B. has been promising
C. promised D. has promised
13. A dream is to a person is wings are to a bird.
A. that B. which C. what D. as
14. The man sitting opposite me smiled dreamily， as if something pleasant in the past.
A. to remember B. remembered
C. having been remembered D. remembering
15. I him the Christmas gift by mail because he came home during the Christmas holidays.
A. ought to have sent B. couldn't have sent
C. must have sent D. needn't have sent