18．With the evening drawing near, the guide __________ tourists and took them to the hotel.

A．rounded up　 　 B．made up　 　　　　　　 C．fed up　 　　　　　　　 D．put up

17．Winners,according to the rules, will be offered a three-day holiday to Singapore, __________.

A．paying all expenses　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．paid all expenses　

C．to pay all expenses　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．all expenses paid

16．Pleasant as they made it __________ , we felt tired after the long journey.

A．to travel　 　　　　 B．traveling　 　　　　　 C．by traveling　 　　　 D．for travel

15．As far as I know, quite a few creatures in this film are not real at all, and a lot of _________ happens is imaginary.

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

14．The last “Double Eagle” remained __________ until 1996, when police officers managed to get the coin back in a secret operation.

A．missed　 　　　　　　 B．missing　 　　　　　　 C．being missed　 　　　 D．to be missed

13．The movie A World Without Thieves warned us not to show present money on our bodies within the __________ of thieves.

A．hand　 　　　　　　　 B．reach　 　　　　　　　　 C．space　 　　　　　　　　 D．distance

12．An award was __________ to Professor Li for his great achievements.

A．shown　 　　　　　　 B．presented　 　　　　　 C．provided　 　　　　　　 D．praised

11．The mystery we re looking forward to __________ should have attracted the local govern　 ment’s attention.

A．see solving 　　　 B．see to solve 　　　　 C．seeing solved　 　　 D．seeing solve

10．In no country __________ Britain, it has been said, __________ go through four seasons during the course of a single day.

A．better than; one can　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．other than; can one　

C．rather than; one can　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．more than; can one

9．The law requires equal treatment for all, __________ race, religion or sex.

A．in favor of　　 　　　 B．regardless of　 　　 C．apart from　 　　　　　 D．due to