19. ---- Will Gabriel Gold bring us what we need on time?

　 ---- You can ______ him. He never lets you down.

A. turn to　　　 B. depend　　　 C. rely on 　　　D. believe

18. What I have ________ is only half of what I hope to do.

A. achieved　　　 B. achievement　　　 C. achieving　　　　 D. achievements

17. You didn’t let me drive. If we _______ in turn, you _______ so tired.

A. drove; didn’t get　　　　　　　 B. drove; wouldn’t get

C. were driving; wouldn’t get　　　 D. had driven; wouldn’t have got

16. Cleaning women in big cities usually get _______ by the hour.

A. pay　　　　 B. paying　　　　 C. paid 　　　　D. to pay

15. Their cheerful voices showed that they were having a ________ discussion.

A. noisy　　　　 B. serious　　　　 C. complete　　　　 D. friendly

14. ---- I’m very ______ with my own cooking. It looks nice and smells delicious.

　 ---- Mm, it does have a ________ smell.

A. pleasant; pleased　　　　　　 B. pleased; pleased

C. pleasant; pleasant　　　　　 D. pleased; pleasant

13. ---- Dad, I’ve finished my assignment.

　 ---- Good, and ______ you play or watch TV, you mustn’t disturb me.

A. whenever　　　 B. whether　　　　 C. whatever　　　　 D. no matter

12. I have always been honest and straightforward, and it doesn’t matter _______ I’m talking to.

A. who is it　　 B. who it is　 　　　C. it is who　　　 D. it is whom

11. The Foreign Minister said, “_______ our hope that the two sides will work towards peace.”

A. This is　　　 B. There is　　　 C. That is　　　　 D. It is

10. I _______ him to go to school again, but he wouldn’t.

A. managed to persuade　　　　　 B. tried to persuade

C. suggested　　　　　　　　　　 D. persuaded