18．Hundreds of houses fell down in the earthquake It seemed, 　　　　, that everything　 happened.

A．all of a sudden　　 B．in a hurry 　　　　　 C．to our surprise 　 D．in a while

17．－John will be removed from his position if he doesn’t come to work on time．

　 　　 －Surely, but John isn’t so foolish　　　　 not to realize that.

　　　 A．or　　　　 　　　　 B．and　　　 　　　　 C．as　　　　 　　　 D．but

16．Albert Einstein once said, “People owe my success　　　　 my talents Actually my success　 lies　　　 my diligence.

　　 A．to；on　　 　　　　 B．to；in　　　 　　　 C．with；in　　 　　　 D．for；on

15．－Excuse me, I want to have my hair cut, but I can’t find a barber-shop．

　　 －There’s　　　 at the corner of the street．Just go straight．

　　　 A．it　　　　 　　　　　 B．some　　　　 　　 C．the one　　 　　　 D．one

14．－Why did you have to get that stamp? It’s far from beautiful．

　 　　 －　　　　 my collection, of course.

　 　　 A．Completing 　　　　 B．To complete　 　　 C．Complete　 　　　　 D．Completed

13．－Do you agree with her ideas at the meeting?

　　 －Absolutely, what she’s just said is the very idea　　　　 I want to express.

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

12．-Peter, I owe you an apology for what I said about you the other day.

　　 一　　　　 .

　　　 A．You’re welcome　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Sorry

　　　 C．Forget it　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．My pleasure

11．It is a foolish act to　　　　 notes during a test as you will be severely punished

　　 A．stick to　　 　　　 B．refer to　　　 　 C．keep to　　　 　 D．point to

10．Man’s shopping can be and often is completed in five minutes, which is less than a quarter　　　　 .

　　 A．that of a woman　　　　　　 　　　　　 B．of that of a woman

　　 C．of a woman’s　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 D．that of a woman’s

9．Most of us know we should cut down on fat．But knowing such things isn’t much help　　　 it　 comes to shopping and eating.

　　 A．since　 　　　　　　 B．as　　　　 　　　　 C．after　　 　　　　　 D．when