18、He __________ for a moment before kicking the ball, otherwise he would have scored a ball．

A．had hesitated            B．hesitated         C．was hesitating          D．hesitates

17、When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand ________ winds of forgiveness can wipe it off．

A．which          B．that         C．where         D．while

16、Standing before me ______ houses of various shapes,_______ beautiful, quiet and comfortable like in a heaven．

A．were; looking                            B．was; looked

C．being; looking                            D．were; to look

15、In fact, _____ many have pointed out over the years, Dickens practically invented the way we celebrate Christmas in modern times．

A．as        B．which         C．that         D．what

14、—Can we have two rooms with garden view?

—I’m afraid there is only one room _______．

A．affordable              B．available          C．accessible         D．adaptable

13、An advantage is the company's ability to adapt to local demands,________ following a fixed procedure．

A．other than              B．rather than        C．more than        D．less than

12、Of the making of good books there is no end; neither ________ any end to their influence on man’s lives．

A．there is           B．there are        C．is there         D．are there

11、My mother made a promise ________ I passed the examination, she would buy me an MP4．

A．that         B．that if           C．if that          D．that whether

10、It was Mr. Smith that you met at the meeting, _________?

A．wasn’t it               B．was it           C．did you          D．didn’t you

9、The shop assistant was fired as she was _________ of cheating customers．

A．accused          B．charged            C．blamed         D．caught