18. -He was nearly killed by a car once.

　 -Oh, when was ______ exactly?

　 -It was in 2009 ______ he was riding a bike on the drive-way.

A. this; that　　　　　 B. this; when　　　　　　　 C. that; that　　　　　　　　 D. that; when

17. The policeman signed to a driver to ______ to check if he had drunk.

　 A. pull over　 　　 B. pull out　　 　　　　　 C. pull in　 　　　　　　　 D. pull through

16. -Dad, I have been appointed as manager of our company, but I’m worried about it.

　 　 -Why worry? Increased responsibility can ______ your best qualities.

　 A. bring in　 　　　　 B. bring about　 　　　 C. bring up　　 　　　　 D. bring out

15. The aim of the trial operation of Shanghai Expo was to _______ problems, if any, so that the organizers could make changes accordingly.

　 A. search　　 　　　 B. identify　 　　　　　　 C. admit　　 　　　　　　 D. handle

14. Fluent French and English give me an edge in job hunting _______ fierce competition.

　 A. owing to　　　 B. regardless of　　 C. in spite of　　 　　 D. in line with

13. Dressing is a task which we do everyday as a matter of _______.

　 A. routine　　 　　　　　　 B. schedule　 　　　　　 C. habit　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. manner

12. Juniors begin to attend job fairs in the university, and surveys conducted in other universities have reported similar ________.

　 A. outcomes　　　 B. consequences　 　　 C. effects　　 　　　　　 D. findings

11. -Dad! I hate studying, and I want to drop out of school.

-Quit halfway? ________. Oh, sorry, I didn’t mean to be rude.

　 A. Think twice　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Go to hell　

C. Really?　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Don’t talk that tone with me.

10. -How about your negotiations?

-Pretty successful. Full exchanges of opinions allowed both sides of us to better understand ______ each stood on many issues.

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

9. The UN has warned that,_____ natural systems like forests and wetlands disappear , mankind is losing the services they provide such as protection from extreme weather.

　 A. while　　　 B. once　　　　 　　　 C. when　　　 　　　　　 D. as