18. Only by bringing in new management, I guess, 　　　　our hotel from bad to worse. 　　　

A. we can prevent　　　　　　　　 B. we have prevented　　

C. can we prevent　　　　　　　　 D. have we prevented

17. He spent as much time as he could _____ the child. 　　　　　　　　

A. teaching　　　　 B. to teach　　　 C. teach　　　 D. for teaching

16. _____ we need money is quite clear.

A. If　　　　　 B. What　　　　　 C. That　　　　　　 D. \

13. 　　　　　everything into consideration， the result is better than　　　　　 . 　　　　

A Taking；expected　 B. Taken; expected　 C. To take; expecting D. Taking expecting

14 Tom looked at Jenny, tears ______ his eyes, and shouted out the words ______ in his heart for years. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. filling; having hidden B. filled; hidden　 C. filling; hidden　 D. filled; hiding

15__________ since the night before, I felt very hungry. 　　　　　

A. Having not eaten anything　　　　　　　B. Not eating anything

C. I hadn't eaten anything　　　　　　　 D. Not having eaten anything

12. - Guess what? I have passed the driving test. 　　

- Great! You 　　　　a lot of time practising.

A. should spend　　 B. must spend　 C. should have spend　 　 D. must have spent

11. - I seem to have too much trouble with my new work, sir.

- I don’t think so. You 　　　　very well. 　　　　　　

A. are doing　　　　　 B. will do　　　 C. will be doing　　 D. had done

10. - Our holiday cost a lot of money. 　　　　　　

- Did it? Well, that doesn’t matter 　　　　you enjoyed yourselves.

A. unless　　　　 B. as far as　　 C. as long as　　　　　 D. until

9. 　　　　out of the difficult situation, the restaurant is now making efforts to improve the quality of service. 　　　　　　

A. Getting 　　　　　 B. Got　　 C. Having got D. To get

8. As a matter of fact, we do meet now and then, but not 　　　　. 　　　　　

A. regularly　　　　　 B. actually　　　　　　 C. gradually　　　　　 D. normally

7. - She will, 　　　　get into trouble. 　　　　　　

- I agree, I hope she will get rid of her bad habits.

A. more or less　　　　　　 B. here and there　　 C. sooner or later　 D. just so so