18．1 think I was at school,______ I was staying with a friend when I heard the news．

　　　 A．even so　　　 　　　　 B．and then　　 　　　　　 C．so that　　 　　　　　 D．or else

17．Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still ______．

　　　 A．blank　　　　　 　　 B．bare　　 　　　　　　　 C．solid　　 　　　　　　　 D．rare

16．Exhausted from a day's journey, the drivers ______ a motor hotel and put up there for the night．

　　　 A．knocked into　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．pulled into　　　　

　　　 C．broke into　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．forced into

15．Bob's lectures ______ a fairly wide range and I can't sum up what he says in a few sentences．

　　　 A．covered　　　 　　　　 B．conveyed　　　 　　　 C．considered　 　　　　　 D．commanded

14．An earthquake of 9 magnitude struck off the coast of Japan on Friday,______ thousands of people dead and more missing．

　　　 A．caused　　　　 　　　 B．causing　　　 　　　　 C．having caused　 　　　 D．to cause

13．I told them I was perfectly ______ to help if they asked．

　　　 A．kind　　　　 　　　 B．interested　　 　　　 C．willing　　　 　　　　 D．favorable

12．-I hear that Tom can't afford his schooling this fall．

　　　 -____, let's do something for him．

　　　 A．If so　　　　　 　　 B．When necessary　 　 C．When possible　　　　 D．If any

11．The police are trying to find out the ______ of the woman murdered in the bathroom．

　　　 A．evidence　　　 　　　 B．characteristic　 　　　 C．status　　 　　　　　　 D．identity

10．There is a sense that Mr White will overlook us ______ adapting Peterson's plan．

　　　 A．in favor of　　 　　　 B．in view of　　　 　　 C．in need of 　　　　　　 D．in case of

9．If it had been fine yesterday, we could have watched that air show．But it ______ all day.

　　　 A．has rained　　　 　 B．rains　　 　　　　　　　　 C．rained　　 　　　　　　 D．had rained