19、As an old saying goes, friendship is like money：easier made than ______．

A．kept        B．to be kept         C．keeping          D．having kept

18、----It’s a long time since I saw Kevin．What has happened to him?

----Well, to tell you the truth, he _______ for nearly a month．

A．has been in prison                                  B．has got married 

C．has fallen ill                                          D．robbed the bank of money

17、He held the young man _______ in his arms after a good _______ handshake．

A．tightly…．firmly                                    B．firm …．tight 

C．firmly…．tightly                                 D．tight …．firm

16、----Do you know our government has planned a new budget for next year?

----Yes, I do．But, if budgets are cut, some vital researches may be _______．

A．approved of                                         B．squeezed out

C．made a difference                                     D．by coincidence

15、_______ she was your friend, I would have invited her to the party．

A．If I know                                                                          B．Were I to know

C．If I knew                                           D．Had I known

14、The old couple _______ the college with a large sum of money in memory of their son, who was _______ and died of pneumonia．

A．presented …．delicate                             B．provided …．fragile

C．appealed …．infected                                D．applied …．．ill

13、By no means _______ say like that．It is likely to spoil your relationship．

A．ought you           B．you ought to         C．should you          D．you should to

12、---- New measures are to be taken to control the expanding real estate market．

---- From my point of view, _______ that the measures will be extremely controversial．

A．there is little doubt                              B．there is some doubt 

C．it is no doubt                                  D．it is some doubt

11、What _______ weather! Getting into the _______ makes no difference!

A．wet …．shadow                                 B．damp …．shadow 

C．wet …．shade                                 D．damp …．shade

10、I was told that by 1990 things were beginning to improve, _________ quickly enough．

A．even if not                                                 B．even I didn’t improve

C．if not improved                                           D．if even to improve not