18. _______ any other species, human populations are shaped by the usual forces of natural selection, like famine, disease or climate.

　　　 A. Compared with　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. As with　 　　　　　　　 C. As for 　 D. In addition to

17. - I’m terribly sorry to keep you waiting for so long.

　 - _______.

　　　 A. Never mind.　　　　　 B. That’s right.　　　　　 C. You are welcome.　 D. Don’t mention it.

16. It’s extremely dangerous for the drivers to _______ speed as the traffic lights are changing.

　　　 A. pull up　　　　　　　　 B. put up　　　　　　　　　 C. rise up　　　　　　　　　 D. pick up

15. The government is now trying to provide _______ health benefits to all citizens in China.

　　　 A. significant　　　　　　 B. universal　　　　　　　 C. temporary　　　　　　 D. professional

14. With more than 17000 islands, _____ only 6000 are inhabited, Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago (岛国).

　　　 A. on which　　　　　　　 B. for which　　　　　　　 C. of which　　　　　　　 D. along which

13. - Where will you start your work after graduation？

　 - It’s not been decided yet. I _______ continue my studies for a higher degree.

　　　 A. need　　 　　　　　　　 B. might　　 　　　　　　 C. would 　　　　　　　　 D. must

12. If more readers become comfortable with reading digitally, _______ but the book-collectors will want to buy paper books.

　　　 A. anyone　　　　　　　　 B. someone　　　　　　　 C. no one　　　　　　　　　 D. none

11. Nearly three days after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake, rescuers in Chile were making every effort to _______ possible survivors.

　　　 A. trap　　　　　　　　　　　 B. reach　　　　　　　　　　 C. shelter　　　　　　　　　 D. seize

10. The meeting achieved _______ a short statement, leaving many details to be worked out later.

　　　 A. other than　　　　　　 B. anything but　　　　　 C. little more than　　　 D. more or less

9. Efforts to stop smoking in public areas _______ progress in Hangzhou in recent weeks.

　　　 A. made　　　　　　　　　　 B. have been made　　 C. have been making　 D. are making