18、—You have made great progress in your studies of English, haven’t you?

—Yes, but much ____．

A．remains to do                                     B．remains to be done

C．is remained to do                                 D．is remained to be done

17、The shy student raised his head and opened his mouth as if ____ something, but failed．

A．said         B． to say         C． saying         D．to have said

16、—Obama won the election．It’s amazing!

—Yes．But the result was within ___ we had expected, ___ brought great joy to many young people, especially the black．

A．hat, which           B．that , that            C． what, it            D．what ,which

15、When she first arrived in England，she wondered what the future might have_______for her，but now all her worries are gone．

A．in need               B．in time          C．in preparation          D．in store

14、Of one thing I am certain_____ hard work contributes to good results．

A．as           B．which              C．what           D．that

13、Though ______money, his parents managed to send him to university．

A．lacked                B．lacking                C．lacking of               D．lacked in

12、Tom’s sleepy eyes suggested that he ___ tired and I suggested he ___ a rest．

A．was, having                  B．was, have            C．had been, had          D．be, has

11、—Tom, may I remind you that we will go to see the movie Avatar tomorrow morning?

—Oh, that’s right．I __ about it．

A．forgot            B．forget            C．had forgotten          D．have forgotten

10、—Do you mind if I practise playing the piano here?

—________．

A．I’d rather you didn’t                                  B．No, please not．

C．Never mind．                                          D．I’m afraid I don’t 

9、One of my father’s favorite sayings as I was growing up was “Try it!” I couldn’t say I didn’t like something,   1  it might be,   2 I tried it．Over the years I’ve come to  3  how much of my success I owe   4   my acceptance of those words as one of my values．My  5  job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I   6  what I wanted to do as a career．   7  , I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay at home and  8  a family, so I didn’t think the job I took  9  that much． But I couldn’t have been more  10  ． I mastered the skills of the beginning level position．And then I was given the opportunity to move up through the company into different  11  ．I accepted each new opportunity with the  12  :“Well, I’ll try it．If I don’t like it, I can always go back to my  13  position．” But I was with the same company for the past 28 years, and I’ve  14  every career change I’ve made．I’ve discovered I  15  a large number of different talents and skills．If it had not been for my being  16  trying new opportunities, these talents and skills wouldn’t have been  within me．I’ve also discovered that if I  17  what I’m doing and work hard at achieving my  18  , I will succeed．That’s why I am so  19  to be a part of CareerFables．com．I think  20  has come and I am determined to make it a success．

        1．A．whichever   B．whatever                  C．whenever                 D．whoever

        2．A．until after    B．ever since                 C．so that                     D．long before

        3．A．consider      B．ensure                      C．predict                     D．realize

        4．A．at               B．on                            C．to                            D．in

5．A．hard                   B．best                          C．extra                        D．first

6．A．determined          B．examined                  C．persuaded                 D．introduced

        7．A．Actually      B．Luckily                     C．Finally                      D．Usually

        8．A．rise             B．raise                         C．form                        D．find

        9．A．helped         B．required                    C．expressed                 D．mattered

        10．A．careful      B．mistaken                   C．conscious                 D．prepared

        11．A．situations   B．choices                     C．directions                 D．positions

        12．A．thought     B．reply                        C．action                      D．advice

        13．A．easier        B．newer                       C．earlier                      D．higher

        14．A．permitted   B．counted                    C．organized                 D．enjoyed

        15．A．show        B．possess                    C．need                        D．stress

        16．A．lucky for   B．slow at                     C．open to                    D．afraid of

        17．A．think of     B．call for                     C．believe in                 D．turn into

        18．A．business    B．goal                          C．fortune                     D．growth

        19．A．excited      B．curious                     C．surprised                  D．helpful

        20．A．dream       B．time                         C．power                      D．honor