18．-- What do you want _______ those old boxes ?

-- To put things in when I move to the new flat .

　　　 A. by　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. of　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. with .

17．-- Mummy , can I put the peaches in the cupboard ?

--　 No , dear . They don’t _______ well . Put them in the fridge instead .

　　　 A. keep 　　　　　　　　　 B. fit 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. get 　　　　　　　　　　 D. last

16．-- I heard they went skiing in the mountains last winter .

-- It _______ true because there was little snow there .

A. may not be 　　　　　 B. won’t be 　　　　　　 C. couldn’t be 　　　　　 D. mustn’t be

15．It was raining heavily . Little Mary felt cold , so she stood _______ to her mother .

　 A. close 　　　　　　　　　 B. closely 　　　　　　　　 C. closed 　　　　　　　　 D. closing

14．His mother had thought it would be good for his character to _______ from home and earn some money on his own .

　 A. run away 　　　　　　 B. take away 　　　　　　 C. keep away 　　　　　 D. get away

13．Be careful when you cross this very busy street . If not , you may _______ run over by a car .

　 A. have 　　　　　　　　　 B. get 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. become 　　　　　　　 D. turn

12．-- Would you like to come to the dinner party here on Saturday ?

-- Thank you . I’d love to , _______ I’ll be out of town at the weekend .

　　　 A. because 　　　　　　　 B. and 　　　　　　　　　　 C. so 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. but

11．All the people _______ at the party were his supporters .

A. present 　　　　　　　 B. thankful 　　　　　　　 C. interested 　　　　　　 D. important

10．-- When shall we start ?

-- Let’s _______ it 8:30 . Is that all right ?

　　 A. set 　　　　　　　　　　 B. meet 　　　　　　　　　 C. make 　　　　　　　　　 D. take

9．It is so nice to hear from her . _______ , we last met more than thirty years ago .

A. What＇s more 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. That is to say

C. In other words 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Believe it or not