19、—Have you heard that eleven people were killed on the spot in the highway traffic accident?

—Yes, what     shock it is to hear    news．

A．a; a          B．a; the         C．/; /         D．the;/

18、1 don't think he could have lost so much money last night,_________?

A．did he         B．could he         C．do I         D．hasn't he

17、___Obama was elected president of the USA is a big success for the blacks in America．

A．\            B．That                C．What            D．As

16、In the 2008 Olympic Games, America beat Argentina    men's basketball by 101:81．

A．for             B．with           C．in          D．on

15、________put everything back than the phone rang．

A．No sooner had I                                         B．Hardly had I

C．No sooner I                                               D．Hardly I had

14、The front door ________ open．I'll have it repaired．

A．mustn't          B．shouldn't           C．may not                D．won't

13、________is very little possibility that the global financial crisis will end in a very short time．

A．There           B．It           C．That           D．This

12、We hurried there     a note pinned on the door,      us the postponement of the meeting．

A．to find; to inform                                        B．finding; informed

C．only to find; informing                                D．found; inform

11、He    ______a lie to his parents．

A．did told             B．do tell            C．did tell           D．does told

10、Owing to over-drinking, his health is ____．

A．decreasing            B．declining          C．increasing            D．promoting