18. He learned to speak the language so quickly and well that he 　　　　　　have been taken for a native speaker.

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

16. He left his native village 10 years ago and has　　　　　 returned only twice.

A. late　　　　　 B. never　　　 C. since　　　 D. hardly

l7. These two areas are similar　　　　 they both have a high rainfall during the season.

　A. besides that　　 B. in that　　 C. except that　　 D. so that

15. Don’t you know ___　　 __ news that Liu Xiang broke the world record of 110m hurdles cheered up all __　　　　 _ Chinese?

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

14. There are several night schools in the city, making it possible for a professional to be reeducated　　　　　　　 he does.

A. however　　　 B. wherever　　　 C. whatever　　　　 D. whenever

13. ―I thought you were proud of the coat I ____　　 ___.

　 ―I’m afraid not. You’d better change it for another.

　A. wear　　　 B. had worn　　 C. wore　　　 D. would wear

12. You don’t know what great difficulty I had _______ to get the two tickets. Is the film really worth　　　　　　 twice?

　A. managing; seeing　　　 　　　　B. managed; seeing

　C. managing; being seen　　　　　　 D. managed; being seen

11. ―We know nowadays the parents try to do everything for their son.

　 ―That’s they are mistaken.

　A. where　　　 B. when　　　 C. what　　　 D. how

10. ―Ellis, I’m sorry. I can’t fly a kite with you tomorrow.

　 ―　　　　　　 ?

　 ―I fell off my bike yesterday and my leg hurts today.

　A. How are you　　　　 B. How about

　C. How come　　　　　 D. What’s the problem

9. The key to the success of any arts festival is finding a capable and qualified artistic director, 　　　　　　the Shanghai International Arts Festival has not yet discovered.

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

8. ―Would you like some wine? -

　 ―I don’t think wine as a rule, but I don’t mind a glass __________.

　A. all the time　　 B. more or less　　 C. at any time　　 D. once in a while