19. During this time he was rejected in love, and he _______ the loneliness that first turned him to religion. Vincent's loneliness was one symptom of his difficult personality.

　 A. settled B. reduced C. experienced D. suffered

18. Vincent did not become an artist until 1880 when he was back in Holland, but his three years in London was very important in his _______ as an artist.

　 A. promotion B. development C. action D. job

17. Several of his uncles were dealers, so it was an obvious _______ of employment for Vincent and his younger brother, Theo.

　 A. choice B. way C. method D. style

16. When Vincent van Gogh came to London in 1873 at the _______ of twenty, he was not yet an artist, but a well-paid sales assistant with Goupil & Co, an inter- national firm of art dealers.

　 A. year B. time C. period D. age

15. -Good morning. Can I help you?

　 -_______.

　 -How do you want to send them?

　 -_______.

　 A. I think I should send them by airmail; I'd like to buy three ten-yuan stamps

　 B. I want to send these letters to the United States; I guess I should send it by airmail

　 C. I'll fly back to the United States; You may send email to me

　 D. Stamps, please; I'll write home

B) 下列5题中的句子可以组成一篇小短文，请从所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

14. If you go there tomorrow, _______.

　 A. so I do B. so do I C. so will I D. so I will

13. _______, so we have taken Jim to hospital. Which of the following can't be used?

　 A. Something has wrong with Jim

　 B. There is something wrong with Jim

　 C. Something is the matter with Jim

　 D. Something is wrong with Jim

12. _______ Mr Cox couldn't understand was _______ fewer and fewer students showed interest in his lesson.

　 A. What; why B. That; what C. Why; that D. What; because

11. This is our school, _______ is _______ the factory by a river.

　 A. it; made up　　　 B. which; separated from

　 C. as; divided into D. that; consisted of

10. It is _______ but not _______ that Auntie will come over to see us.

　 A. likely; possible　　 B. probably; likely

　 C. probably; possible　 D. possible; propable