19.(浙江卷[来源11). Do you think shopping online will __ take the place of shopping in stores?

　 A. especially　　　　　 B. frequently　　　　　　 C. merely　　　　　　 D. finally

18.(浙江卷6). I have been convinced that the print media are usually more __ and more reliable than television.

　 A. accurate　　　　 B. ridiculous　　　　　 C. urgent　　　　　　 D. shallow

17.(天津卷5). People have always ______ about exactly how life on earth began.

A. curious　　　　　 B. excited　　　　　　 C. anxious　　　　 D. careful

16.(陕西卷22). Studies show that people are more 　　　　to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours.　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　

A. likely　　　　　　　 B. possible　　　　　 C. probable　　　　　 D. sure　　

15. (山东卷35). Mothers holding jobs outside the home should have _______ schedules to make it easier to care for their children.

　 A. heavy　　　　　 B. smooth　　　 　C. flexible　　 　　D. complex

14. ( 辽宁卷27).We only had ＄100 and that was _______ to buy a new computer.

A. nowhere near enough　　　　　　　　　 B. near enough nowhere

C. enough near nowhere　　　　　　　　　 D. near nowhere enough

13.(辽宁卷23). Jim went to answer the phone. _______, Harry started to prepare lunch.

A. However　　　　　 B. Nevertheless　　 C. Besides　　　　　 　D. Meanwhile

12.(江西卷28). Computers and mobile phones, though they are indeed making our life 　　　　　　and more

　　　　　 , have reduced the need for face-to-face communication.

A. easily; efficient　　　 B. easy, efficient　 　 C. easy; efficiently　　 D. easily; efficiently

11.(湖南卷22).　 Father　 ________goes to the gym with us although he dislikes going there.

A. hardly 　　　　B. seldom　　　　 　C.sometimes　　　　　　 D. never

10.(湖北卷26). I wasn`t blaming anyone; I 　　　　said errors like this could be avoided.

A. merely　　　　 B. mostly　　　　　 C. rarely　　　　 D. nearly