18. Only when the Second World War ended ______ to his hometown.

A. he returned　　　　　　B. he had returned　　 C. had he returned　　　　　　D. did he return

17. Last week I went to Dalian on business, but I had no time to ____________ the place where she was working.

A. call on　　　　 B. call up　　　　 C. call at　　　　 D. call for

16. _____________ using traditional materials, Antonio was a modern architect .

A. Despite　　　 B. Besides　　　　　 C. Because　　　　 D. By

15. A nest is to a bird ___________ a house is to a man.

A. what　　　　 B. is what　　　　　 C. which　　　　 D. that

14. They knew Jane very well, for they had seen her ___________ up from childhood.

A. grown　　　 B. grew　　　　　 C. grow　　　　　 D. to grow

13. It was because he was having a fever yesterday ____________ he didn’t come.

A. why　　　　 B. when　　　　　 C. so　　　　　 D. that

12. The news has spread all over the country ___________ the spaceship succeeded in returning to the earth.

A. what　　　　 B. that　　　　　 C. which　　　　 D. whether

11. -Well, I’m afraid it’ll be too crowded if you spend your holiday visiting Beijing at this time of year.

- _______________I go to my hometown? It’s a small village.

A. What if　　　 B. How do you like　　 C. Do you suggest　　 D. How about

10. It’s three years since they ___________ with each other , and they are going to get married next month .

A. were in love　　 　B. fell in love　　 C. parted　　 D. quarreled

9. It looked like rain last night, but it turned ___________ a fine day.

A. out　　　　 B. off　　　　　 C. down　　　　　 D. up