18、—What do you think of your step-mother?

—There are some things that are not easy to_____，but on the whole she is a good mother．

A．come up with                                    B．get along with  

C．break up with                                    D．put up with

17、—— Was yesterday’s party a great success?

—— ______. Tom, who is a good mixer, didn’t show up.

A．Not surprisingly                                B．Not necessarily

C．Not exactly                                      D．Not really

16、I won’t tell the student the answer to the math problem until he _____ on it for more than an hour.

A．has been working                  B．will have worked

C．will have been working               D．had worked

15、—Do you know the 3G mobile phone has gone on market?

—Really? It is said to be superior ______ any other model. I can’t wait to have ______.

A．to; one        B．than; one            C．to; it                D．than; that

14、—______ was it that you managed to get yourself excused this time? A flat tire or the heavy traffic?

— What are you talking about ? My bike really broke down.

A．How         B．What          C．Why         D．Where

13、The fat lady jumped off the floor, screaming, as if ___ by a snake in the garden.

A．to have been bitten                             B．bitten

C．being bitten                                   D．to be bitten

12、— Why are you so late?

— I was on the way when it ____ to me that I had left my book home, so I had to fetch it.

A．occurred              B．hit            C．happened              D．reminded

11、Due to the widespread _______ of this medical technology, more disease can be discovered and treated at an early stage.

A．presentation        B．application         C．qualification         D．appreciation

10、Without my glasses, I couldn’t _______ whether that figure on the blackboard was a three or an eight.

A．make out            B．make up          C．make for       D．make off

9、________, visitors are no longer permitted to climb the stairs inside the Statue of Liberty.

A．Considering safe measures               B．Considered reasons for security

C．Due to security concerns                D．Because of considering safety