18. ---Does Tom do his new job well?

　 --- ______ his old job. I’m afraid there’s no hope for him.

　 A. Not better than　　　　　　　　　 B. No better than

　 C. Not so well as　　　　　　　　　 D. Not as well as

17. Jack, would you ______the story at the point where Mary left off yesterday?

　　 A. finish up　 B. pick up　 　C. take up　　 D. do up

16. That he hadn’t kept his ______ on his work resulted in his silly mistakes.

　 A. head　 B. heart　　 C. brain　　 D. mind

15． 　　　　it is true that a successful businessman or inventor will usually become rich,　 many　 other people who are outstanding in their field take little notice of personal possessions．

A. While　　 　　　　 B．Since　　 　　　　 C．Unless 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．If

14．The film Harry Potter IV is　　 　for　 children above 12 and adults for it contains horror and violence．

　　 A．promised　 　B．intended　　 　　 C. admitted　 D．permitted

13．It is heartening to see millions on the earth who had nothing but a record of misery and hunger _______ the chance to improve their life.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. having　　　 B. to have　 　C. who have　　　　　 　D. have

12．It was　　 back home after the experiment．

　 A．not until midnight did he go　　 B．until midnight that he didn’t go

　 C. until midnight when he didn’t go　 D．not until midnight that he went

11．-Do you mind if I visit you now and talk about the advertising campaign，Mr. President ?

　　 -I'd rather you　　　 at the moment．

　　 A．are not coming　 B．don’t come　 C．didn’t come　 　　　　　　　　 D．will not come

10.The local government is trying all out to find out who is _______the forest fire．

　　 A. to blame for starting　　　 B．to blame to start

　　 C. to be blamed for staring　　 D．to be blamed to start

9．Mom, I lost　　 diamond ring you bought for me as my birthday present.

　　 Could you keep______ eye out for it when you clean my bedroom?

A．a；an　　 　　　 B．a；the　　 　　　 C．the；the　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．the ;an