19、--- Pardon? I didn’t quite catch you.

--- I said our foreign guests        to Dalian the nigh before.

A．came       B．had come         C．would come          D．were coming

18、The happiest of people don’t         have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

A．necessarily           B．simply           C．actually          D．normally

17、Both students and parents appreciate the great importance schools have          to eyesight protection.

A．reacted          B．attended         C．attached          D．adapted

16、More and more people prefer to do volunteer work in areas         appeal to them to learn more.

A．where           B．whatever          C．wherever          D．which

15、Welcome to the World Expo, which will take place in Shanghai        May 1       

October 31.

A．during; on        B．from; to          C．between; of           D．on; till

14、In my opinion, achieving what you set out to do isn’t so important.          is joy in the journey that truly matters.

A．It        B．The        C．This               D．As

13、I hope you can forgive me. I promise I will never break the         with you again.

A．interview         B．schedule          C．arrangement          D．appointment

12、Nowadays no one seems to show any interest in his novel, which, though,        a best seller.

A．had been          B．was           C．has been             D．would be

11、Japan’s population was largest in 2006. It         to fall below 100 million by the middle of this century.

A．is expected           B．is expecting          C．has expected         D．will be expected

10、--- Time passes quickly, doesn’t it?

--- Yes. It will be only a few months          we take the 2010 College Entrance Examination.

A．since        B．after        C．before         D．when