18. Little Johnny felt the bag, curious to know what it ____.

A. collected　 B. contained　 C. loaded　 D. saved

17. Liza ___ well not want to go on the trip --- she hates traveling.

A. will　 B. can　 C. must　 D. may

16. The road conditions there turned out to be very good, ___ was more than we could expect.

A. it　 B. what　　 C. which　　 D. that

15. Modern equipment and no smoking are two of the things I like ____ working here.

A. with　 B. over　　 C. at　　 D. about

14. If their marketing plans succeed, they ____ their sales by 20 percent.

A. will increase　　 B. have been increasing C. have increased　　 D. would be increasing

13. Stand over there ___ you’ll be able to see the oil painting better.

A. but　 B. till　 C. and　 D. or

12. The director had her assistant ___ some hot dogs for the meeting.

A. picked up　 B. picks up　 C. pick up　 D. picking up

11. If the weather had been better, we could have had a picnic. But it ____ all day.

A. rained　 B. rains　　 C. has rained 　　D. is raining

10. --- Could I ask you a rather personal question? --- Sure, ____.

A. pardon me　 B. go ahead　 C. good idea　　 D. forget it

9. – What are you reading, Tom? -- I’m not really reading, just ___ the pages.

A. turning off　 B. turning around　 C. turning over　 D. turning up