18. Although they get higher pay than before, they are becoming pooer because prices keep_____.

A. bringing down　 B. go up　 C. going up　　 D. bring up

17. The thief broke into the house, ______ by the owner.

A. only to be caught　　 B. only being caught

C. having been caught　 D. caught

16. I felt _______ to see her _______ face.

A. disappointing; disappointed　　 B. disappointed; disappointing

C. disappointed; disappointing　　 D. disappointed; disappointed

15. The house has been standing______ without use for months.

　A. empty　　　 B. still　　 C. quietly　　　 D. lonely

14. I recommend ______ an English-English dictionary, which I thought would be of great help to his study.

　　 A. buying　 B. bought　 C. to buy　 D. be bought

13. We shouldn’t spend our money testing so many people, most of____ are healthy.

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

12. There are two new hotels near here_______ construction.

　 A. under the　 B. under　　 C. within　　 D. within the

11. We would like to pay you a visit this weekend ________.

　 A. if you are convenient　　　 B. if it will be convenient to you

C. if it is convenient to you　　 D. whether you are convenient

9. Pop music is liked by many people, but it is not _____ everyone’s taste.

A. with　　 B. in　　 C. on　　　 D. to 10. It was a small place then, 　_____ what it is now.

　　　 A. to be compared to　　 B. comparing to　　　　　　 C. compared to　　　 D. comparing with

8. We are kept ____ of what is happening in the world by reading newspapers and watching television.

A. to inform　　 B. to be informen　　 C. informing　 D. informed