18. Deng Xiaoping was our general designer of reform and opening up to the outside world(改革开放). After he passed away, his ____were scattered over the sea.

A. ashes　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ash　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dusts　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dust

17. With the help of our class, Little Mike made such great progress in Chinese that he can write a 200-character ____ .

A. compositions　　　　　　 B. papers　　　　　　　　　　　 C. essays　　　　　　　　　　　 D. article

16. As a work of ____ , we can't judge its value by appearances.

　　　 A. art　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. arts　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. the art　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the arts

15. Justice has long ____ . (法网恢恢) Whoever breaks law will be punished by the people after all.

　　　 A. shoulders　　　　　　　　 B. hands　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fingers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. arms

14. Traditionally in West, people usually play ____ on April Fools' Day.

　　　 A. funs　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. jokes　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fool　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fools

13. The voyage diaries were handed down by his great grandfather, so their brothers have kept them as ____ .

　　　 A. the apple in their eyes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the apple of their mouths

　　　 C. the apple of their eyes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. an apple of their eyes

12. --- What's on tonight?

--- I hear there is going to be a pop song contest. A group of famous singers from Hong Kong and Macao are ____ in our village theatre.

　　　 A. making his first appearance　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. appearing on the stage

　　　 C. making their first appearances　　　　　　　　　　　 D. appearing themselves

11. Don't judge a person only by his _____.

A. look　　　 　　　　　　　 B. appearance　 　　　　　　 C. appearances　 　　　　　 D. faces

10. As middle school students, raising pet ______ all day long is a sheer waste of time.

　　　 A. beasts　　　　　　　　　　　 B. creatures　　　　　　　　　 C. cat　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dog

9. Which of the following is not a flying machine?

A. plane　　 　　　　　　　　 B. aircraft　　 　　　　　　 C. kite　　　　 　　　　　 D. space ship