18、Simon thought his computer was broken ____________ his little brother pointed out that he had forgotten to turn it on．

A．until         B．unless         C．after           D．when

17、__________ in an atmosphere of affection is what people wish for．

A．The orphans are educated                          B．The orphans' being educated

C．The orphans educating                   D．The orphans to be educated

16、The question has not been answered ___________ Taiwan will be included on the Olympic torch relay route．

A．that         B．whether         C．which           D．if

15、－Will you attend the press meeting to be held this afternoon?

－But I ____________ anything about it．

A．wouldn’t be told                           B．am not told

C．haven’t told                                  D．haven’ been told

14、－You couldn’t have chosen a better way to solve the issue, I think．

－________________．

A．Well, nothing much                              B．Oh, don’t complain about it

C．Sorry, but I’ll find a better one               D．Thanks a lot．

13、Stop making so much noise ____________ the neighbor will start complaining．

A．or else          B．but still           C．and then            D．so that

12、－Can I pay the bill by check?

－Sorry, sir． But it is the management rule of our hotel that payment ______ be made in cash．

A．shall          B．need           C．will          D．can

11、You’ll __________ in hospital if you drive so fast．

A．round up        B．end up         C．turn up        D．die up

10、Written in a hurry, ____________． How can it be satisfactory?

  A．they found many mistakes in the report

  B．Sam made lots of mistakes in the report

  C．there are plenty of mistakes in the report

D．the report is full of mistakes

9、The scientists are able to ____________ accurately when the spaceship will reach the moon．

A．accumulate         B．calculate         C．appoint          D．estimate