18. The sight of the ruined temple ______ him of the time when he was trapped but______ to escape from it through a narrow opening in the quake.

　 　A. called up; was able to　 　　　B. informed; tried　

C. reminded; succeeded　 　　　D. reminded; managed

17. It will be some years before some foreign doctors change the impression they have _____Chinese medicine, _____, in their opinion, is nothing but raw herbs(药草) and not effective at all in treating diseases.

A. for; which　 B. on; what　 C. to; that　 D. on; which

16. ________confidence and the necessary equipment, they failed to rescue the 42 miners trapped in the coal mine.

　　 A. Lack of 　　B. Lacking of　　 C. Lacking　　 D. Having lacked

15. ______ many times, he finally understood it.

A Told　　　 B Telling　　 C Having told　　　 D Having been told

13. It is reported that a province has ______ to form a new state.

　 　A. broken down　　　 B. broken up　　　 C. broken away　　　 D. broken out

14 The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain______ as the plane was making a landing.

A seat 　　B seating 　　C seated　　 　D to be seating

12. Construction workers usually get ______ by the day.

　 　A. pay　　　　 B. paying　　　 C. paid　　　　 D. to pay

11. Most of the teachers ______ to visit our school were young ones.

　 　A. invited　　　 B. to invite　　　　 C. being invited　　　　 D. had been invited

10. I recognized her ______ I saw her.

　 　A. for the moment　　　 B. the moment　　　 C. at the moment　　　 D. before

9.　 I feel it is your wife who ____ for the spoiled child .

A is to blame　 B is going to blame　 C is to be blamed　 D should blame

8.　Only when the war was over ____ return to his hometowns.

A have the soldiers　 B the soldiers　 C the soldiers did　 D did the soldiers