18、I appreciate your work．One important _________ is students' involvement．

A．virtue                  B．feature                 C．tendency                 D．tradition

17、Come to me early tomorrow morning．If I _________，wake me up．

A．was still sleeping                                      B．will be sleeping

C．sleep                                                         D．am still sleeping

16、I couldn't recognize the woman from the _________ description of her that you gave me．

A．vague           B．valid             C．vivid               D．vital

15、--He _________ come to our party．

--Yes．But what a pity he had to prepare for the driving test．

A．would have            B．would like            C．would             D．should

14、It was felt that the car accident would damage his reputation but the press reposed it _______．

A．however         B．therefore           C．anyhow            D．thus

13、My father never _________ the idea that money brings happiness．

A．appeals to            B．subscribes to                   C．applies to              D．contributes to

12、Confidence and efforts are _________ the international community needs now to counter the on-going financial crisis．

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

11、The car burns more fuel，but _________ all things into account，it is still a good car．

A．taking           B．having taken           C．taken            D．to take

10、Every country concerns food safety systems．But there are key areas _________ China can focus on improvements．

A．which            B．where           C．why               D．when

9、The new evidence has _________ the story of the first witness．

A．confirmed            B．informed              C．considered              D．confused