18．I ______ to send him a telegram to congratulate him on his marriage, but I ______ it.

A. has hoped; didn’t manage　　　　 B. hope; don’t manage

C. had hoped; didn’t manage　　　　 D. hoped; hadn’t managed

17．At the championships more promising drivers ______ to come to the fore.

A. expect　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　B. have expected

C. are expecting　 　　　　　　　　 　　　　　D. are expected

16．How do you like the drive－in cinema ______ we visited yesterday?

A. where　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　B. what

C. which　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　D. in which

15．The new policy will ______ the elders a lot that people over 65 can take buses free of charge.

A. discount　 　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　B. support

C. approve　 　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　D. benefit

14．I’m hunting for a house, nice, bright, comfortable and ______ with a big garden.

A. all over　 　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　B. after all

C. above all　 　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　D. in all

13．The air company going from bad to worse, the workers ______ hardly enough to make a living.

A. are paid　 　　　　　　　　　　　B. are paying

C. have paid　 　　　　　　　　　　D. paid

12．Does ______ matter if he can’t finish the job on time?

A. this　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　B. that

C. he　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　D. it

11．______ snow is white. ______ snow that covers ______ top of ______ mountain is ______ beautiful sight.

A. The; The; the; the; the　　　　　　 B. /; /; the; the; a

C. /; The; the; the; a　　　　　　　　 D. /; /; /; the; the

10．-I’d like to invite you to a concert this evening.

-Thank you, but ______ I’ll have time I’m not sure at the moment.

A. while　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　B. that

C. when　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　D. whether

9．Tom pretended ______ it, but, in fact, he knew it very well.

A. not listen to　　　　　　　　　　 B. not to hear about

C. not to have heard about　　　　　　 D. to be not listening to