19. Now we are faced with a shortage of electricity, which is found to be the ______ in many other cities of our country.

　 A. condition　　 　　B. case　　　 　　C. example　　　 　　D. matter

18. Van Gogh succeeded in selling only one painting in his lifetime, and ______ was sold to his brother.

　 A. another　　　 　　B. one　　　　 　C. that　　　　　　 　D. which

17. _______ about the milu deer that they decided to go to Dafeng for further research.

A. So curious were the couple　　　　　　　 　 B. So curious the couple was

C. How curious the couple were　　　　 　　　 　 D. What a curious couple was

16. These reporters are so aggressive! ________, they follow movie stars around and take

pictures of everything.

A. To be practical　 　　　 B. To be exact 　　　　 C. To be sure　　　 　　 D. To be honest

15. Everyone has periods in their lives __________ everything seems very hard.

　 A. which　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　 　　　 C. when　　　　 　 D. that

14. If you visited our school this month, you would be amazed to see a modern stadium　

　 ________ here.

A. is constructing　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is being constructed

C. were constructing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. were being constructed

13. Those who need tickets, please search our website to order, or the regular ticketing agents

_________ be able to sell you.

A. might　　　　　 B. should　　　　 　　 C. would　　　　 　　　 D. could

12. -I don’t know why Tom was absent from yesterday’s meeting.

　-He must have been sick, _________?

A. isn’t he　　　　　 　 B. mustn’t he　　　　 C. didn’t he　　　 D. wasn’t he

11. Because of _______ high demand for Type O blood, _______ supplies of it available in blood

　 banks are usually limited.

A. the; the　　　　　 　 B. /; the　　　　 C.　 a; the　　　 　　　 D. /; /

10. － Here, your new computer is ready.

　 　 － Thank you.

　 　 － ________ to call this number if you have any problems.

A. Feel free　　　　　 B. It is free　 　　　　　　　 C. You’re free　 　 D. Don’t forget