18.　 _____, she still couldn’t satisfy her cruel boss.

A. Hard as she worked　　　　　　　 　　 　　B. As she worked hard

C. Hard she worked　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. Hard although she worke

17.　 The chances of anybody _______by a whale are extremely _____.

　 A. swallowed; low　　　　　　　　 　　　 　　B. being swallowed; low　

C. swallowed; high　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 D. being swallowed; little

16.　 --- How do you find your new house?

　 　--- It is hard to find a ___ house so that I hardly care what it is ___ I can have a rest in it.

A. satisfied; as long as　　　　　　 　　　　　 B. satisfied; as far as　

C. satisfying; as long as　　　　　　 　　　　　 D. satisfying; as far as

15.　 He didn’t make _____ clear when and where the sports meet would be held.

A. this　　　　　 　 B. that　　　　　　　 C. it　　　　　　 　　 D. one

14. --- Dana seems upset.

　 --- Hmm. She _______ had a fight with her parents.

A. must have　　　 　 B. should have　　　　 C. will have　　　 　　　　 D. can have

13. 　John says he’s going to _______the piano during the holidays.

　 　 A. pick up　　　　 B. come up　　　　 C. take up　　　 　　　 D. turn up

12.　 Though I am disabled, I have to work hard to live a _______life.

　 　 A. average　　　　 B. usual　　　　　　 　　 C. common　　　 　　 D. normal

11. The environmentalists said wild goats’ 　　　on the vast grasslands was a good indication of　　　 the better environment.

　 　 A escape　　　　　 　 B absence　　　　　 　　 C attendance　　 　　　 D appearance

10. -- We are going to hold a sports meeting tomorrow.

-- __________ it rains?

A. How about　　 　 B. What if　　　　　 　　 C. If only　　　　 　　　 D. Even if

9.　 Mother gave me 2000 yuan, most of _______ used for my school fees.

A. them were　　　 　 B. those were　　　　 C. that was　　　 　　　　 D. which was