18. _____ more and more forests destroyed, some birds are ____ with the danger of dying out.

　 A. within; facing　 　　B. By; facing　 　　　C. As; faced　 　　　D. with; faced

17. It was _____that he had broken the law.

not until he was arrested did he realize

until he was arrested that he didn’t realize

not until he was arrested that he realized

until he was arrested when he didn’t realize

16. ----- I hear that his parents are very rich.　　

----- ______? He has never relied on them.

　 A. What if　　 　　B. What for　　 　　C. So what　　 　　D. How come

15. The student whom the headmaster ________ a speech at the meeting yesterday is one of the top students in our school.

　 A. had made　 　　　B. has made　 　　　C. had make　　 　　D. has make

14. ______ of his parents, he has made great progress in his studies.

To their much delight　 　　　　　　　B. much to the delight　

C. 　To the much delight　　　　　　 　　　　 D. To much their delight

13. We hoped to be able to move into our new house at the end of the month, but things didn’t _______ as we expected.

　 A. work out　　 　　B. move out　　　 C. carry out　　　 D. gets out

12. I’d like to do something for you _______ everything you’ve done for me.

A. in exchange　 B. in turn　　　 C. in return for　　　 D. in terms of

11.________ of stealing money from the bank, he was questioned by the police.

A. Accusing　　　 B. Accused　　　　 C. Having accused　 　 　　D. To accuse

10._________ , the dancers practice hard to make their dreams come true.

A. Being disabled as they　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. As they are disabled

C. Disabled as they are　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. Disabled so they are

9. A terrible example of tsunami which happened in the Indian Ocean____ more than 150,000 people die in 12 different countries.

　 A. led　　　 　 B. resulted　　　 C. saw　　　 　 　　D. produced