19.Judging by her ______, Mrs. Smith must be a southeasterner .

　 A. pronunciation 　　　 B. accent　　　　　　　　　　 C. voice　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sound

18. Of these two basketball team, the former comes from the US, the _____ comes from England.

　 A. late 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. later　　　　　　　　　　　 C. latter　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lately

17. She understood what I was talking about ,______ it was the first time we had spoken together.

A. whether　　　　　　　　 B. even though 　　　 C. as though　　　　　　　 D. since

16. Many great men have risen from poverty -Lincoln and Edison,_____.

　 A. instead　　　　　　　　　　 B. such as 　　　　　　　　 C. that is 　　　　　　　　　 D. for example

15. The number of people invited _____ fifty, but a number of them _____ absent for different reasons .

　 A. were; was　　　　　　　 B. was; was　　　　　　　 C. was; were　　　　　　 D. were; were

14. -What do you think _____ an important part in their lives ?

　　 -Folk music.

　 A. plays　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. takes 　　　　　　　　　　 C. makes 　　　　　　　　　 D. acts

13. He commanded that he students ______ the classroom before he returned .

　 A. didn’t leave　　　　　　　 B. wouldn’t leave　 C. needn’t leave　　　 D. not leave

12. Mr. Brown is ______ a teacher to us ;we look on him as our friend.

　 A. more than　　　　　　　　 B. more or less　　　　 C. less than　　　 D. more and more

11. A lot of new questions______ at the meeting, which made things more worse.

　 A. came across　　　　　　 B. came on 　　　　　　　 C. came up　　　 D. came in