18．--Alice, why didn’t you come yesterday?

　　 --I _______, but I had an expected visitor.

　 　 A．I was going to 　　 B．had　　　 　　　　 C．would　 　　　　　　　 D．did

17．The telephone ______ three times in the past twenty minutes, and each time it _____ for my roommate.

　 　 A．rang; was 　　　　　 B．has rung ;was　 　 C．rang; is　 　　　　　　 D．has rung; is

16．One Sunday several former classmates gathered at Tom’s for dinner, _____their high school reunion the day before.

　　 A．to talk about　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．talked about　

　　　 C．talking about　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．having talked about

15．-–Shall we eat here?

　 --No, I don’t like to eat at this restaurant, for the waiter served me with_______.

　 　 A．a rare cooking steak　　　　 　　　　　　　 B．a steak rarely cooked

　 　 C．a rare cooked steak　　　　 　　　　　　　 D．a steak rarely cooking

14．--The cake is delicious.

　 --Well, at least it’s　 ______ the one　 I cooked last week.

　 　 A．no worse than　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．no better than　

　　　 C．as worse as　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．not better than

13．–-How was Robert’s cooking?

　 --Oh, pretty good. I was quite ______.

　 　 A．admired 　　　　　　 B．appreciated 　　　　 C．interested　 　　　　 D．impressed

12． We all tried our best to persuade her not to_______ more work because of her poor health.

　 　 A．insist on　　　　　　　 B．take on　 　　　　　　 C．get on　　 　　　　　 D．go on

11．--What does the model plane look like?

　 --Well, the wings of the plane is _______of its body.

　 　 A．more than the length twice　　　 　　　　 B．twice more than the length

　 　 C．more than twice the length　　 　　　　　 D．more twice than the length

9．Pleasant as we made it_________ in Hangzhou, we felt tired after the long journey.

　 　　 A．to travel　 　　　　 B．travel　　 　　　　　 C．traveling　　 　　　 D．traveled

　 　 A．But for　 　　　　　　 B．Unless　 　　　　　　 C．Regardless of 　　 D．Not

8．To the great disappointment of the poor workers, a great part of their wages were _____ by the boss for no good reason.

　 　 A．kept away 　　　　　 B．kept off 　　　　　　 C．kept up　 　　　　　　 D．kept back