18. You have done so much work that you are　　 to pass the exam.

A.bound　　　　 B.about　　　　　 C.sure　　　 D.certain

17. It is very　　 that there has been an increase in the number of　 the students that dropped out of school.

　　 A.disturbing　　 B.disturbed　　　　 C.exciting　　 D.excited

16. Falure　　 laziness while hard work 　　success.

　　 A.lies in ; leads to　　　 B.depends on ; leads to

C.makes up ; includes　 D.causes;　 is based on

15. 　　information can be exchanged by means of e-mail.

　　 A.A great many　　　　　　 B.A lot of　　　 C.A large number of　　　　 D.Many a

14. It was in 1990　　 I first met him.

A.when　　　　 B.that　　　　 C.at that time　　　　　　 　D.in that year

13. ---Do you have anything 　　　?

---Oh,thank you, I can manage it myself.

A.to do　　　　　　 B.to be done　　　　 C.doing　　　　 D. do

12. Fish can’t　　 without water.

　　 A.exist　　　　　　 B.happen　　e out　　　　　 D.appear

11.　 ___________ is no possibility ____________ Bob can win the first prize in the match.

A. There… that　　 B. It … that　　　 C. There … whether D. It …whether

10.　 There ‘s a feeling in me _________ we will never know what a UFO is ----not ever.

A. that　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　 C. of which　　　 D. what　

9.　　　 It is so nice to hear from her, _____________, we last met more than thirty years ago.

A. What’s more　　 B. That’s to say　　 C. In other words　　 D. Believe it or not