18．What a pity! I missed meeting my boss at the airport because my car was ______ in the traffic jam.

A．broken up　　　　　　 B．put up　　　　　　　　 C．held up 　　　　　　　 D．kept up

17．-Turn off the TV, Jack.! 　_________ your homework now?

-Mum, just ten more minutes, please.

　 A．Should you be doing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Couldn't you be doing

　　 C．Shouldn't you be doing　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Will you be doing

16．　_______there is enough food in the world for everybody, not everyone can afford to buy it.　　　　 A．Although　 B．Even if　 C．Unless　　　　　　　　 D．When

15．-Why was the Chinese actress Gong Li chosen as the leading actress in the film Curse on the Golden Flowers?

　-Because the part of the queen required intelligence and beauty, ________ she has.　

　 A．both of whom 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．both of which

　　　 C．all of which　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．every one of them 　 　　

14．---Do you know the girl in red?

---She seems to ________ me at last month’s party. But I’m not sure.

　　 A．introduce to　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．be introducing to

　　 C．be introduced to　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．have been introduced to

13．People try to avoid public transport delays by using their own cars, and this ________ creates further problems．

　　 A．in case　　　　　　　　 B．in return　　　　　　　 C．in turn　　　　　　　　 D．in that

12．Being able to speak another language well is a great ________when you're looking for a job．

　　 A．advantage　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．chance　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 C．assistant　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．importance

11．The expert thought the coins the farmer had found under the ground were just copper ________ gold．

　 A．other than　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．rather than　　　　　　　

　 C．more than　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．in place of

9．- Don't you think hard work is what makes people succeed？

　　 　- ________．

　 A．I couldn't agree more　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．I hope it

　 C．I've got it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Wish you success

　 A．one 　　　　　　　　　 B．that　　　　　　　　　　 C．those　　　　　　　　　 D．it

8．He was hoping to go to America but his parents ________ that they won’t support him unless he can borrow money from the bank.

　　　 A．have decided　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．were deciding　　　

　　　 C．decided　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．will decide