18. There is a board by the road, which ____ “Parking(停车w.w.^w.k.&s.5*)_____!”

A. reads; forbidding　 　　　　　 B. reading; forbidding

C. says; forbidden 　　 　　　　　D. saying; forbidden

17. What happened to the house? It 　　burnt to the ground.

A. is said to having been　 B. is said to have been　 C. is said to be　 D. said to have

16. Tom apologized to me for________ to see me off.

A. being not able　　 B. not to be able　　 C. not being able　　 D. to be not able

15. The old man insisted that he ___the money and that he _____set free at once.

A. not steal, be　　　　　　　　　　 B. hadn’t stolen, be　

C. didn’t steal, should be　　　　　　 D. hadn’t stolen, would be

14. The couple looked at the score their son had got in the exam, ________.

　 A. disappointed　　 B. disappointing　　 C. disappointedly　 D. disappointingly

13. ______, I’d like to introduce my friend John Smith, a world famous scientist.

A. To start with　　 B. Starting with　　 C. Begin with　　 D. To begin

12. - Do you have anything ________, sir?　 - No, thank you.

A. to type　　 　 　　B. typing　　 　　　　　 C. to be typed　　 　　D. type

11. After the whole day work, he got very _____, so he got_____the present work.

　　 A.tiring; tiring of　 B.tired; tired for　 C.tired; tired of　 D.tired; tiring in

10. ________ he come, the problem would be settled.

　 A. If　 　　　 　　　　　B. Shall　　　　 C. Should　　 　　　 D. Would

9. _____ made the school proud was _____ more than 90% of the students had been admitted to key universities.

A. What; because　 B. What; that 　　 C. That; what 　　　 D. That; because