9. She resorted to when she had no money to buy foods for her children.
A. have stolen B. steal C. stole D. stealing
10. The boy has admitted to the window while playing football yesterday.
A. breaking B. having been broken C. break D. be breaking
11. Anna was reading a piece of science fiction， completely to the outside world.
A. having been lost B. to be lost C. losing D. lost
12. in the United States， St. Louis has now become the 24th largest city.
A. Being the fourth biggest city B. It was once the fourth biggest city
C. Once the fourth biggest city D. The fourth biggest city it was
13. She always put her medication on the top of the shelf lest the children it by mistake.
A. took B. should take C. had taken D. would take
14. The earnings of women are well below that of men educational differences that are diminishing between the two sexes.
A. although B. though C. despite of D. in spite of
15. When I got out of the car and walked about among them， one old man who shook his head disapprovingly， they all began to cheer.
A. see that B. except that C. provided that D. except for