18．--- Tom has a lot of parties recently.

---Yes, that may ____ why he didn’t do well in the test.

A, sum up　 　　　　　　　 B. add up to　 　　　　　 C. account for　 　　　 D. make sense of

17．I’m ____a diet, since I put ____ weight easily.

A. in; on　 　　　　　　　　 B. on; in 　　　　　　　　　　 C. in; in　 　　　　　　　　 D. on; on

16．He is heavily ____ now, so he can’t pay for a new house.

A. out of debt　 　　　 B. get into debt　 　 C. in debt　 　　　　　　 D. get out of debt

15．---Tom is never late for work. Why is he absent today?

---Something ________ to him.

A. must happen 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. should have happened 　

C. could have happened 　　　　　　　　　 D. must have happened

14．It is not who is right but what is right _______ is important.

A. which　 　　　　　　　　 B. it　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　 　　　　　　　 D. this

13．The doctors have told him to ____ smoking and drinking.

A. cut away　 　　　　　 B. cut back　 　　　　　　 C. cut off　 　　　　　　　　 D. cut down

12．This statue was put up _________ Dr. Sun Yat-sen.

A. in the name of 　 B. by the name of 　 C. in place of　 　　　 D. in memory of

11．There is no light on--- they _______ be at home.

A. mustn’t　 　　　　　　 B. can’t　 　　　　　　　　 C. needn’t　 　　　　　 D. shouldn’t

10．--- Hello, John here, can I speak to Mary , please?

---_____________.

A. Of course, but she is out　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. She will be back in a moment

C. You may leave a message　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Hold on, please

9．_____ makes this shop different is that it offers more personal services.

A. What　 　　　　　　　 B. Who　 　　　　　　　　 C. Whatever　 　　　　 D. Whoever