18. It was ________ late to catch a bus after the party; therefore er called a taxi.

　 A. too very　　 B. much too　　 C. too much　　　 D. far

17. Will you fetch me a ________ of today’s evening paper in a minute?

　 A. series　　　　 B. set　　　　　 C. couple　　　　 D. copy

16. Can you make sure _________ the gold ring?

　 A. where Alice had put　　　　　　　 B. where had Alice put

　 C. A. where Alice has put　　　　　　 D. where has Alice put

15. Last night Li Ping watched the football match at my home, so he 　　　　in his office.

1. needn’t have worked　　　　　　　 B. mustn’t haven’t worked

C. shouldn’t have worked　　　　　　　 D. couldn’t have worked

14. I wanted to send my 　　　　present to my teacher, so I 　　　　called on her.

1. especial ; especially　　　　　　　　 B. special; especially　

C. special; specially　　　　　　　　　 D. especially; specially

13. The examination was very easy. 　　　　　, our monitor didn’t pass it.

1. In other words　　 B. What’s more　　 C. Believe it or not　　 D. all the same

12. The project was so tough that workers didn’t complete it on time even 　　　　the famous engineer’s direction.

A.　　 in　　　　　 B. under　　　　 C. to　　　　 D. with

11. 　　　　　it rains tomorrow, we’ll start out.

A.　　 If　　　　　 B. As if　　　　　 C. Even if　　　 　　D. Even

10. As the project 　　　　　at the meeting, it drew our attention.

A.　　 comes up　　 B. was came up　　 C. came up　　 D. had been come up

9. She couldn’t 　　　　　her words 　　　　　by the students.　

A.　　 get…understanding　　　　　　　 B. get…understood　

B.　　　 get… to understand　　 　　　　　D. make…understand