18．The Boston Marathon_____every April on Patriot’s Day to remember the Battles of

Lexington and Concord．

　 A．run 　　　　　B．is run　 　　　C．ran　　 　　D．has run

l9．________the morning news．many houses on the island were destroyed by the flood．

　 A．According to　　 　　　　　　　B．In addition to

　 C．In spite of　　　 　　　　　　　　D．In contrast to

17．Peter, John and Tom each________．

　 A．say they came first　　 　　　　　　B．says they came first　

　 C．says he came first　　 　　　　　　D．say came first

16．Cars make it possible for you to reach any place you want．________，a car may present

parking problems in a city．　　

　 A．But　 　　　　B．However　　 C．Although　 　　D．Therefore

15．It______ be very difficult to learn Spanish．

　 A．shall　　 　　　B．must　 　　　C．should　　 　　D．need

14．The______ boy ate all the cookies without giving any to his sister．

　 A．greedy　 　　　B．shy　 　　　C．outgoing　 　　D．creative　　

13．He was a wonderful teacher．Everyone agreed it would be hard to find ____like him．

　 A．another　 　　B．other　　 　C．the other　　 　D．an other

11．______volleyball is her main focus，she’s also great at basketball．

　 A．While　　 　　B．Unless　　 　　C．Since　　 　　D．Because

l2．A burning cigarette he threw into the wastepaper basket______ fire to the hotel．

　 A．made　 　　　　B．set　 　　　　C．caused 　　　D．caught

10．We all know it’s no use crying_______ spilt milk．

　 A．over　 　　　　　　B．about　 　　　　C．on　　 　　　　D．to　

9．--We spent all our money because we stayed at ____most expensive hotel in town．

--Why didn’t you stay at________ cheaper one?

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

8．--I can help you with your physics before the exam．

--___________?That sounds great! Thanks ．

A．Could you　　　　　　　　　 B．Are you kidding

　 C．I beg your pardon　　　　　　 D．What did you say