19. -The novel isn’t easy for Peter to read, is it?

-__________ His Chinese is far better than was expected.

A. No, it isn’t.　　　　　　　　　　 B. What do you think?　 C. I can’t agree more.　　 D. Yes, it is.

18. When the customer caught the shop owner ____ him, she stopped ____ things there and started dealing with another shop.

A. cheating; to buy　　　　 B. to cheat; buying　　　　 C. cheating; buying　　　　　　　 D. to cheat; to buy

17. Everything works out well. ____, we are sure that the experiment will be completed on time.

A. Therefore　　　　　　　　 B. While　　　　　　　　　　　 C. However　　　　　　　　　 D. Otherwise

16. I’m hungry to death. Is there a restaurant around ______ we can eat something?

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

15. To the great joy of the peasant workers, their wages ____ by the boss for no reasons reached them at last.

A. kept away　　　　　　　　 B. kept off　　　　　　　　　　 C. kept up　　　　　　　　　　 D. kept back

14. The weather in London is so changeable that people always take their umbrellas with them ____ rain.

A. in case of　　　　　　　　 B. in need of　　　　　　　　 C. in spite of　　　　　　　　 D. in favor of

13.　 - I really don’t know what my son _____ without the bike you lent him.

- Glad to have given him some help.

A. could do　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. must have done　　　　 C. could have done　　　　 D. may have done

12.　 -Why do you look so worried?

- My computer is down and my essay ____ yet.

A. was not finished　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. will not be finished

C. has not been finished　　　　　　　　　　　 D. had not been finished

11. Busy as Tim was writing an essay, he ____ me five minutes for my trouble.

A. spared　　　　　　　　　　 B. spent　　　　　　　　 C. wasted　　　　　　　　　　 D. afforded