18. The open-air celebration has been put off _______ the bad weather. [2007 浙江卷]

　A. in case of　　　 　B. in face of　　 　C. instead of　　　　 　　D. because of

17. -What would you do if it 　　　　　tomorrow ?

　 　-We have to carry it on , since we’ve got everything ready .

A. rain 　 　　　 　　B. rains 　 　　 C. will rain 　　　 D.is raining

16. They wanted to charge $ 5, 000 for the car ,　　　 　we managed to bring the price down .

A. but 　 　　　　　 B. so 　　　 C. when 　 　　　　　 　D. since

15. It wasn’t until nearly a month later_______ I received the manager’s reply.

　A． since　　　　　　　 　　B． when　　　　　　　 　C． as　　　　　　　　　 D． that

14. I hope scientists will ____with a cure of SARS. A. come about 　 　　　　　B. come up　 　　　 C. bring up 　 　D. get along　

13. (04浙江23)The discussion____ alive when an interesting topic was brought in.

A. was coming 　　　　　B. had come 　　　　　C. has come 　　D. came

12. I have many friends ,　　　 　some are businessmen .

A. of them 　　　　 　 　B. from which 　 　　 　C. who of 　 　D. of whom

11. Mary wrote an article on 　　　　　the team had failed to win the game .

　　 A. why 　　　　 　 B. what 　 　　　　　 C. who 　　 　　　　D. that

10. No one helped me . I did it all 　　　　　myself .

A. for 　　　　　　 　 B. by 　　　　　　　 C. from 　 　　　 　D. to

9.-Can I speak to Mr. Wang , please ?

　 　　-　　　 　

A. Who are you ?　 　 　 B. I’m Wang . 　　

C. Speaking 　　　 　 　　D.Are you John ?