18、To our disappointment, the trip we had been looking forward to __________ in the pouring rain.

A．starting          B．start        C．to start          D．started

17、The headmaster will __________ a speech to the visiting foreign guests this afternoon.

A．deliver           B．address         C．announce          D．declare

16、—__________ I hand in my report as soon as the class is over?

—No, you needn’t．Anytime this week is okay.

A．May                B．Must               C．Shall                      D．Can  

15、Is it, in your opinion, possible __________ new measures will be taken to improve the terrible

traffic?

A．whether         B．what          C．when        D．that

14、The traffic slowed down because of the heavy snow in Yushu county, presenting a new __________ to the recovery from the earthquake.

A．suffering          B．disaster            C．challenge           D．damage

13、—It’s a long journey．My car couldn’t make it.

—You can drive my car．It’s quite old, but it’s still pretty ___________.

A．reliable           B．convenient           C．supportive          D．available

12、—I think I should wear a dress instead of this jeans.

—It’s just a small informal party, so you don’t have to ___________．

A．warm up          B．put up         C．dress up        D．keep up

11、—Your flight was quite late last night.

—Yes, it was midnight __________ our plane finally got to Jinan.

A．that         B．when          C．since          D．until

10、We’re all ready to put it into operation, ____________, we’re going to take action as fast as possible.

A．on the whole          B．in general          C．in conclusion           D．in other words

9、Nowhere else, as his mother told us, __________ except the cabin in the backyard.

A．did he go         B．he did go          C．went he        D．he went