18. With a lot of homework to do this evening, Tom’s mother will allow him to watch TV

_____.　 A. in no time　 B. at one time　 C. at no time　 D. at a time

17. Mary seldom put the books back on the shelf in the reading room, ________?

A. didn’t she　 B. did she　 C. doesn’t she　 D. does she

16. I’d like you to meet David, a　　　 cowboy.

A. dark, ugly, tall　　 B. tall, ugly,A dark　 C. ugly, dark, tall　　 D. tall, dark, ugly

15. ---Your uncle has arrived here.　 ---I 　　　he 　　until tomorrow.

A. didn’t think, was coming　　　　　 　　　 B. don’t think, will come

C. think, isn’t coming　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thought, wasn’t coming

14. In repairing scientific reports of laboratory experiments, you should ____your findings in

　logical order and clear language.

A. release　　 B. settle　　 C. present　　 D. put

13. Fred is second to none in maths in our class, but believe it or not ,he ____ passed the last exam. 　

　 　A. easily　　 B. hardly　　 C. actually　　　　 D. successfully

12. It is ____ any wonder that his friend doesn’t like watching television much. (2004 广东)

　 A. no　　　 B. such　　　 C. nearly　　　 D. hardly

11. I must be getting fat - I can ______ do my trousers up. (2004 全国)

　 A. fairly 　 　　B. hardly C. nearly 　　　 　D. seldom

10. To enjoy the scenery, Irene would rather spend long hours on the train _____ travel by air.

　 A. as　　　 　B. to　　　　　　 C. than　　 　　 　　D. while

9. It's ten years since the scientist ____ on his life's work of discovering the valuable chemical.

　 A. made for　 　 B. set out　　　 C. took off　　　 　　 D. turned up