18. --- Would you like to have a cigarette?

--- No, thanks. It is three years since I _______.

A. began to smoke　　 B. smoked 　　　 C. began to not smoke　　 D. had smoked

17. What a pity _______ is _______ they failed to attend the meeting.

A. it; because　 　 B. it; that　 　　　　　 C. that; that　 　　　 D. it; it

16. -Stop eating the cake !　　　　 -I _______ it .

A. just taste　　　　　 B. just tasted　　　　　 C. am just tasting 　 D. was just tasting

15. The boy _______ Steve, who is very good at the computer, _______ Bill Gates in our school.

A. with the name; is compared to.　 B. who called; compared with

C. calling; is compared to　 　　　　D. whose name is; compared with

14. We always ______David a clever young man and we ______ him as a good friend of ours.

A. regard; consider　 B. look on; regard　 C. consider; regard　 D. look upon; consider

13. Our new house is very _______ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.

A. adaptable　　　 B. comfortable　　 C. convenient　 D. available

12. The old man _______ me nothing but the telephone number.

A. referred to told　 B. referring to telling　 C. referring to tell　　 D. referring to told 　

11. Generally speaking, most teachers would rather _______ than _______.

A. like; fear　　　　　　　 　B. be liked; feared

C. to like; to fear　　　　　　 D. to be liked; to be feared

10. Is _______ two hours _______ the boy _______ family is poor to come to school on foot?

A. it; that ; whose 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. it; when; that

C. it for; that it takes; whose　　　　 D. it; that it takes; whose

9.　 He _______ to the meeting ten minutes earlier, but he was _______ by a heavy fog.

A. was supposed to meet; held out　 　　B. is supposed to come; held back

C. was supposed to be coming; held on　 D. is supposed to have come; held up