18. Donald doesn¨t have much patience - he often loses his _______.
A. courage B. mind C. balance D. temper
17. I ________ to the lecture this afternoon, but I ________ a bit ill.
A. should have gone; was B. would have gone; had been
C. should go; was D. would go; had been
16. - I phoned you at 7 yesterday evening but nobody answered.
- Oh, I ________ my dog in the park then.
A. walked B. was walking C. had walked D. would walk
15. ________, I prefer to listen to classical music rather than rock ¨n¨ roll.
A. Sooner or later B. In this way
C. On the whole D. Little by little
14. The twin sisters look so much alike that it¨s ________ impossible to tell one from the other.
A. even B. almost C. slightly D. hardly
13. Paris________ be a wonderful city but it¨s not somewhere I¨d like to live.
A. might B. would C. must D. can
12. For 800 years Oxford and Cambridge universities ________ in everything from Nobel prizes to boat races.
A. competed B. had been competing
C. have competed D. compete
11. There is a lot of evidence ________ stress is partly responsible for disease.
A. which B. that C. how D. whose
10. It is reported that the company has ________ a new household robot.
A. made out B. given out C. taken out D. brought out
9. - Have you found the novel I lent you two weeks ago?
- Sorry, I can¨t find it ________, but I¨ll give it back to you later.
A. for the moment B. to the moment
C. in a moment D. at any moment