18．Helen always helps her mother even though going to school ____ most of her day．

　　　 A．takes up　　　 　 B．makes up　　　 　 C．saves up　　 　　 D．puts up

17．I ____in London for many years, but I've never regretted my final decision to move back to China.

　　　 A．lived　　　 　　　 B．was living　　　 C．have lived　　　 D．had lived

16．-English has large vocabulary, hasn't it?

-Yes, _　 more words and expressions and you will find it easier to read and communicate．

　　　 A．Known　　　　 　 B．Knowing　　　 C．To know　　　 　 D．Know

15．-You know Miss Li has been in hospital for days?

-Yes．I wonder if she is _　　　 _ better now．

　　　 A．some　　　　 　 B．no　　　　　 　 C．any　　　　　 　 D．much

14．-Was it in 1969 _____ the American astronaut succeeded _____ landing on the moon?

-Yes, that' s right．

　　　 A．when; on　　　 　 B．that: on　　　　 　 C．which; in　 　　　　 D．that: in

13．The Foreign Minister said, " __ our hope that the two sides will work towards peace．"

　　　 A．This is　　 　　　　 B．There is　 　　　　　 C．It is　　　　 　　 D．That is

12．The new storybook is written in ____ easy English ____ beginners can understand.

　　　 A．such; as　　 　　 B．so; that　 　　　　　 C．such; that　 　　　 D．too; that

11．The university _____ Mr．Smith teaches is a world-famous one, ____was founded over

　 one hundred years ago．

A．where; which　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．in which; where　　 　　　　　　　　　

C．that; which　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．where; that

10．-It's a long time ____ I last saw you．

　 -Yes, and it will be another month ____ we can meet again．

　 　 A．before; since　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．when; before　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 C．since, when　　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．since; before

9．_____villagers on that island have been living in ____peace for years with one another.

　 　　 A．The; a　　　　 　 B．/;the　　　 　　　　 C．The;/　　　　 　 D．The; the