18. He suffered from a serious injury ; ______, he kept on working hard at his lessons..

　 A. though　　　 　　　　　　 B. even though　　 C. even so　　　　 　　　　　　 D. therefore

17. ----What do you think of Andrew?

　 ----There are some things that are not easy to ____, and this coldness is one.

　 A. put aside　　 　　　　　　 B. get along with　　 C. think of　　 　　　　 　　　　　 D. put up with　

16. --What do you think of the furniture on exhibition?

　 --Well, great! But I don’t think much of _______ you bought.

A. the one　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. it　　　　　　　 　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. which　

15. It was not until dark ______ he found ______ might be the correct way to solve the problem..

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

14. It would be a good idea to use a plastic bottle, ________ cut off, as a container to grow young plants in.

　 A. of which the top　　 B. the top is　　 　　 C. the top of which　　 　　　 D. with its top　

13. They _______ on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we ______ on it as no good results have come out so far.

　 A. had been working; are still working　　　 B. had worked; were still working　

　 C. have been working; have worked　　　　 D. have worked; are still working

12. Banks was the first _______ crops from one continent to another on a large scale,

_______ develop local economies with these imports.

A. to move; helping　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to move; to help

C. to have moved; to help　　　　　　　　　　 D. moving; helping　

11.--What does the sign over there read?

　 --No person _______ smoke or carry a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe in this area.

　 A. must　　　　　 B. may　　　　　　 C. shall　　　　　　 D. will

10. Although she believed that she had a good chance of recovering, the doctors said that few, __________ , could come back to normal after getting this disease.

A. if any 　　　　　 B. if so　　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. if not　　　　 　　　　 D. if ever　

9. --What do you think of our next game?

　 --A bit worried. We _______ it with our two major players _　　 __ injured.

A. have lost; 不填　　　　 B. will have lost; being

C. will lose; are　　　　　 D. are losing; 不填