14. The three-wheeled vehicle was very slow, small and low to the ground, making it look like a children's toy ____a proper vehicle for an adult.

A. more than B. other than C. rather than 　　D. less than

15. ---Why can't I use the gym in the hotel?

--- , but your room price doesn't cover it.

　A. No offence B. No worries C. No doubt D. No need

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

　　请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My kitchen shelves are filled with cookbooks. Some of them are my 16 that I used over and over. It's not just about food; it's also about making 17 .

The smell of a pound cake in the stove takes me back to times spent 18 with my sweet grandpa. Those were such 19 days of laughing together. We liked to knock at the stove door to make the cake fall 20 if the cake fell, it made the cake more delicious.

A bowl of chili(辣椒) makes me 21 my daddy, and the countless times I saw him preparing foods for family and friends. A pot of Russian tea 22 on the stove takes me back to times spent in my 23 Catherine's kitchen on cold winter days, the smell of meat, orange and pineapple juice 24 the air. And it makes me 25 that she made time to teach me how to make the Russian tea.

And 26 , a bite of a sugar cookie 27 me back to when my boys were little. I can still see those 28 little faces dusted with flour as we rolled out cookie dough(生面团) and cut it into shapes to 29 Christmas.