18．A．think                   B．hate                     C．miss                    D．know

17．A．interesting                  B．moving                C．surprising               D．boring

16．A．bad                     B．nice                     C．late                     D．safe

15．A．small-sized             B．comfortable            C．frustrated               D．ordinary-looking

（B）

On April 19, we were told to leave school and stay at home because of a new disease called SARS．We started an unusual holiday．

It’s not very  16   for us to stay at home all day．I think going to school is much better than staying at home, although our classes are sometimes   17  ．It would be good to see my classmates because I started to  18   them so much．

After two weeks, my parents took me to the Great Wall．I felt  19  when I was able to be outside again．It was not crowded there because   20   people were leaving their houses．My school had asked me to do a special job during this unusual holiday．Every day   21  ten of my classmates and asked them to take their temperature．I also asked them if they had done their homework．Then I gave the  22  to our teacher．This was a lot of fun．I had  23  made so many phone calls to my classmates before．

It’s the end of the month now． 24   knows how long this holiday will last．men we go back to school, I   25   everything will return to normal（正常）, and SARS will never come back again．

14．A．out                      B．down                   C．away              D．on

13．A．competition         B．congratulation      C．surprise        D．difference

12．A．beginning            B．example               C．matter          D．end

11．A．decide                 B．solve                   C．improve        D．produce

10．A．common              B．confident             C．quiet            D．crowded

9．A．faced                    B．wondered             C．discussed      D．described