181. ---Do you believe me ?　 ----Yes . I will believe ______ you say .

　 A. however　　 B. no matter how　 C. whatever　 D. no matter what

180. _____ , Mother will wait for him to have dinner together .

　　 A. However late is he　 B. However late he is

　　 C. However is he late　 D. However he is late

179. We have published lots of books .This year ______ we’ve done three million .

　　 A. only　 B. just　 C. alone　 D. merely

178. After he retired , the general lived ______ in a small village in his hometown , but he didn’t feel _______ .

　　 A. lonely ; alone　 B. lonely ; lonely　 C. alone ; lonely　 D. alone ; alone

177. On the east of the city _____ a collection of　 high buildings , which has been built up since I live here .

　　 A. stand　 B. stands　 C. are stood　 D. is standing

176. In front of our house stand a lot of tall trees , the _____ of which give welcome _____ .

A.　　 shadows ; shade　 B. shadows ; shadows　 C. shade ; shade　 D. shade ; shadows

175. If the building project ______ by the end of this month is delayed , the construction company will be fined .

　 A. being completed　 B. is completed　 C. to be completed　 D. completed

174. The chair is comfortable to _____ .

　 A. sit　 B. sitting　 C. sit on　　 D. be sitting

173. It make no difference _____ he comes or not .

　 A. if　　 B. that　　 C. when　　 D. whether

172. ____ it ____ or not , I will go to attend the conference on time .

　 A. If ; rains　 B. Whether ; rains　 C. If ; will rain　 D. Whether ; will rain