18、For each individual, sport is ___ possible source for inner improvement. Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on ___ joy found in effort.        

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

17、Exactly ____they did when at last they reached the sea remains a complete mystery.

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

16、--- Excuse me, would you mind answering a few questions?

--- Well, I don’t know. I’m in rather a hurry_____.

 A．seriously          B．actually              C．immediately               D．anxiously

15、Our teacher always urges that the homework _____ in on time, but it doesn’t turn out to be so.

A．must hand                                           B．should hand  

C．must be handed                     D．be handed

14、__________, I really believe that I’d prefer not to make any change now.

A．Considered all the possibilities

B．Taking all the possibilities into consideration

C．Taken all the possibilities into consideration

D．Giving all the possibilities

13、Thank you for all your hard work last week. I don’t think we _____ it without you.

A．can manage                                              B．could have managed 

C．could manage                             D．can have managed

12、Although China will be affected by the financial crisis, the economy may be able to _______ it in much better shape than many other developing countries.

A．mess       B．last         C．weather        D．preserve

11、Life is fragile but can be strengthened when one is _______ enough knowledge on how to best survive.

A．know about                 B．along with             C．drilled in             D．armed with

10、Music is not the only thing that sets Wang apart. She is indifferent about her success. The underlined part in this sentence means_______.

A．is not caring about                      B．is proud of   

C．is worried about                         D．deserves

9、China’s third manned spacecraft _______ at 9:10 pm last Thursday to fulfill its most ambitious and risky mission: spacewalk. Which of the following is WRONG.?

A．was launched                                   B．lifted off    

C．was carried out                                 D．blasted off