18、The little boy left home with the light ______ and the door_______.

A. burning; shut               B. burnt; shutting       

C. being on; shut              D. on; shutting

17、During the 2008 Olympic Games, all the tourists have ______ in Beijing.

A. a fun              B. fun            C. funny                D. funs 

16、He always goes to school on time _________ it rains.

A. except           B. except for          C. except that               D. except when

15、— How much are these bananas ________?

— Five yuan.

— Oh, it’s not expensive ______.

A. at all; at all               B. in all; in all            C. in all; at all            D. at all; in all

14、______ hiking, you should always think about your safety and wear good clothes.

A. As with              B. As to               C. As for              D. As in

13、We were in __________ when we left that we forgot the airline tickets.

A. a hurry so anxious                              B. a such anxious hurry 

C. so an anxious hurry                             D. such an anxious hurry

12、— Can you give an example to show how useful a computer is?

— Sure. _______ people get _______ information from it every day

A. A large number of; plenty of                       B. The number of; a lot of

C. Lots of; a lot                                    D. Many a; a great deal of

11、The reason why he didn’t attend the meeting is______ he _______ late last night and didn’t get up until ten o’clock this morning.

A. because; stayed in                    B. why; stayed out       

C. for; stayed away                     D. that; stayed up

10、Mr. Smith, ______ of the ________ speech, started to read a novel.

A. tired; boring              B. tiring; bored         C. tired; bored         D. tiring; boring

9、There are many people on the street. Some are standing still _____ others are walking about.

A. where               B. when              C. while                D. but