18、The researching work will take Joan and Paul about five months; it will be a long time _____ we meet them again.

A. after           B. when            C. since         D. before

17、_____ to their work, all the teachers of Senior III work day and night to help the students to pass the Entrance Examinations for colleges.

A. Devoting                            B. Having devoted

C. Devoted                             D. Being devoted

16、-- Didn't you have a good time at the party?

-- Of course I did. As a matter of fact, I had such fun that time seemed to_____ so quickly.

A. go by        B. go away         C. go out             D. go over

15、Had the boy worked harder, he _____ the exams last term

A. must have got through             B. could get through

C. would have got through            D. ought to get through

14、---How do you want your egg?

--- _____. I like my egg tender.

A. Very much        B. Well done      C. Good job      D. Half done

13、_____, or you will be in great trouble.

A. If you don’t hand in your homework in time

B. Not having handed in your homework in time

C. Not hand in your homework in time

D. Please hand in your homework in time

12、Yesterday I hurried to the railway station only _____ I had no money to buy the ticket, so I had to come back.

A. finding        B. found        C. to find        D. to have found

11、Last week, only two people came to look at the house, ______wanted to buy it.

A. none of them                         B. both of them    

C. none of whom                        D. neither of whom

10、After ____ seemed to be endless waiting, I finally got a letter from my son who is studying abroad.

A. what            B. it           C. that            D. there

9、You seem to be _____ busy. What are you getting at?

A. kinds of            B. kind of     C. a kind of       D. a kind