18. ---How long ____ you____ in Singapore?

　 ---For just the weekend. I’ll be back next Monday morning.

　　　 A. have; stayed　　 B. are; staying　　 C. did; stay　　 D. do; stay

17. ---Where is Helen?

　 ---She　　 America for a week.

　 A. has gone off to 　B. has left for 　C. has been off to 　D. has set off to

16. In the evening I enjoy　　　 by the fire　　 violin.

　 A. to sit; play 　B. to sit; playing the 　C. sitting; playing 　D. sitting; playing the

15.　 My father usually ______a bus to work instead of going by taxi.

A.　　 takes　 　　　B. carries 　　　C. gets　 　　　　D. sits

14.　 We all tried to stop him _____ in bed but he wouldn’t listen.

A.　　 smoke 　　　B. to smoke 　　C. smoking 　　　D. smoked

13.　 How long will it take to swim ______the river?

A. over　 　　　　B. across　 　　　C. through　 　　D. in

12.　 His parents died, ______him nothing ____ a small house.

A. left; with　　 B. leaving; except　 C. leaving; only　 D. to leave; but

11.　 ______is the population of Xi’an?

A. How many　　 B. How much　 C. What　　　　 D. How big

10.　 The boss had to give in and _______John.

A. say “Hi” to　 B. say “Hello” to　 C. say sorry to　 D. say good-bye to

9.　　　 ------Happy New Year!　　　 ------_________.

A.　　 That’s very kind of you 　B. Yes　 C. The same to you　 　D. That’s all right