18、Personally, I think it is the sales manager, rather than the sales girls,        to blame.

A．is            B．that is            C．are            D．who are

17、The USA makes a lot of excuses in an attempt to make war on Iran, however, its    purpose lies in the abundant oil there.

A．logical           B．fundamental          C．accurate                D．common

16、To save the drowning child, the boy plunged into the icy water without hesitation,          his own safety.

A．despite of          B．regardless of           C．unaware of           D．because of

15、Eating too much fat can        heart disease and cause high blood pressure.

A．result from           B．contribute to          C．attend to         D．devote to

14、—Fined $100! Sir, you know you _____ 100 km per hour, don’t you?

—No, I can’t have done that, for my car doesn’t do 80.

 A．have driven          B．had driven           C．are driving          D．were driving

13、Nothing ________ prevent us from loving our homeland and making contributions to its development.

A．should         B．shan’t            C．shall          D．can

12、—Is this Mr. Black’s office, Lucy?   

—Yes, _______.

A．that’s all right                                    B．it doesn’t matter       

C．after you                             D．please yourself

11、Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I         your advice.

A．follow                 B．had followed                 C．would follow         D．have followed  

10、On March 14, violent crimes of beating, looting and burning in Lhasa of Tibet broke out, _____ 13 innocent people and with more than 300 __________.

A．killed; injured                   B．killing; injured      

C．killed; injuring                      D．killing; injuring

9、—Good morning，Doctor Brown’s office.

—Hello, this is Tom Smith. Could you please tell Doctor Brown I    ______   ?

My car __       start.

A．was delayed; doesn’t                                   B．will be delayed; won’t

C．am delayed; didn’t                                       D．will delay; mustn’t