18. -- What do you want _______ those old boxes ?

-- To put things in when I move to the new flat .

A. by　 B. for　 C. of　 D. with .

17. -- Mummy , can I put the peaches in the cupboard ?

--　 No , dear . They don’t _______ well . Put them in the fridge instead .

A. keep B. fit C. get D. last

16. -- I heard they went skiing in the mountains last winter .

-- It _______ true because there was little snow there .

A. may not be B. won’t be C. couldn’t be D. mustn’t be

15. It was raining heavily . Little Mary felt cold , so she stood _______ to her mother .

A. close B. closely C. closed D. closing

14. His mother had thought it would be good for his character to _______ from home and earn some money on his own .

A. run away B. take away C. keep away D. get away

13. Be careful when you cross this very busy street . If not , you may _______ run over by a car .

A. have B. get C. become D. turn

12. -- Would you like to come to the dinner party here on Saturday ?

-- Thank you . I’d love to , _______ I’ll be out of town at the weekend .

A. because B. and C. so D. but

11. All the people _______ at the party were his supporters .

A. present B. thankful C. interested D. important

10. -- When shall we start ?

-- Let’s _______ it 8:30 . Is that all right ?

A. set B. meet C. make D. take

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

A. What＇s more B. That is to say

C. In other words D. Believe it or not