18. ____ sat down for a rest _____ the door bell rang.

A. Hardly had I; when　　　　　 B. Hardly had I; than

C. Hardly I had; when　　　　　 D. Hardly I had; than

17. He is used to ____. Though he is _____, he is not _____.

A. live alone; alone; lonely　　　　 B. living alone; alone; lonely

C. living alone; lonely; alone　　　　　 D. live lonely; lonely; alone

16. As a Beijinger, everyone should try their best to _____ a better society where we can be _____ with nature.

　 　　A. make; in harmony　　　 B. build; out of harmony

C. build; in harmony　　　 D. make; out of harmony

15. Only by practicing a few hours every day ____ be able to master the language.

A. you can　　　　　 B. can you　　　　 C. you will　　　　 D. will you

14. How I wish Tom ____to attend our party tonight!

　 A. will come　 B. would come　　　 C. comes　　 D. may come

13. Having ______his illness, he is now full of strength again

　 A. recovered from　　　　　　 B. suffered from

　 C. recovered with　　 　　　　D. lived with

12. Tom is rather busy. If he ______free now, he _____surely come to our aid.

　 A. is; will　　 B. is; would　　 C. were; will　　　　 D. were; would

11. However hard I tried, I failed to ______him out of doing the silly thing. He just wouldn’t listen to me.

　 A. advise　　　　 B. persuade　　　 C. prevent　　　 D. stop

10.－May I book two tickets for the football match on August 8 ?

　 －Sorry, sir. But we have no tickets ______

　 　A. spare　　　　　　　　　　 B. useful

　 　C. available　　　　　　　　　 D. suitable

9. －You don’t like singing, do you?

　　 － ________, I like singing very much. But there’s something wrong with my throat at present.

　　 A. On the other hand　　　　　 B. On the contrary

　　 C. On the other side　　　　　 D. Not at all