18. A. discouraged　　　 　 B. disturbed　　　 　　　　　　　 C. satisfied　　　　 　　 D. touched

17. A. place　　　　 　　　　　 B. story　　　　　 　　 C. owner　　　　 　　　 D. way

16. A. since　　　　 　　　　　 B. where　　　 　　　　　 C. because　　　 　　　　　 D. when

15. _______ be sent to work there?

　 　 A. Who do you suggest　　　　　　 　 B. Who do you suggest that should　

C. Do you suggest who should　　　 D. Do you suggest whom should

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Once, looking for stories on the back roads of Ohio, we weren’t getting on smoothly. A beekeeper we’d been told about was away from home 　16　 　we called on him. An amusement park where we thought we might find a 　17　 　had shut down for the season. We began to get a little 　18　 .

When 　19　 　a farmhouse, we found a banner(横幅)between two trees in the front yard. The banner 　20 　in huge letters: WELCOME HOME，ROGER! We drove 　21 　for a mile or two. Somebody said, “Wonder who Roger is?” We 　22 , went back there and knocked on the door.

Roger was a soldier on his way home from war. His 　23 　knew he was coming, but weren’t sure what day he was going to 　24 . We asked if they’d mind if we brought the camera into the house. Roger’s mother said it would be all right if we could give her a few minutes to _25 　We weren’t there more than an hour, talking to those people who were all 　26　 　about Roger coming home and taking pictures.

In the bus as we 　27 　on that afternoon, I wrote a simple story letting Roger 　28 　all the soldiers coming home from war. We sent the 　29 　with the story to New York, and Walter Cronkite put it on the Evening news. 　30 　has any of our stories caused such a reaction from viewers. The CBS switchboard(总机) 31 　up that night with dozens of calls from people 　32 　by it in some way, and hundreds of letters came in, some of them suggesting that the story be 　33　 　.There was so much _34 　throughout the place that Cronkite had to report a few nights 　35 　, “Oh, and by the way - Roger got home!”

14. The man we followed suddenly stopped and looked as if ______ whether he was going in the right direction.

　 　 A. seeing　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. to see

C. having seen　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to have seen

13. _______ in the book, she didn’t hear what I said to her at all.

　 　 A. Having absorbed　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. Being absorbed

C. Absorbed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. To absorbed

12. My son pretended __________ when I came back.

A. to sleep 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sleeping

C. being sleeping　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to be sleeping

11. I’d like my child ____________ in a school of high quality.

　 　 A. educating　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to educate

C. to be educated　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. being educated

10. Sorry for having delayed __________ your letter in time.

　 　 A. answering　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to answer

C. to have answered 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. having answered

9. It is I that _______ for the mistake in the work.

　 　　 A. is blamed 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is to blame

C. am to blame　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. am to be blamed