18、—Late again! Where       ?

—Sorry, I         in the heavy traffic, or I would have been here earlier.

A．were you; have got stuck                         B．have you been; have got stuck

C．were you; got stuck                   D．have you been; got stuck

17、—Oh, come on. Just       . I’m very busy now!

—Ok. To tell the truth, I need your help with my paper.

  A．come to the point                           B．take your time

C．take your turn                      D．don’t hesitate

16、It’s always been the       of our firm to encourage workers to take part in social activities.

A．campaign        B．policy         C．procedure          D．recreation

15、       into a famous university, as we had expected, made his parents happy.

A．Tom was admitted                 B．Tom being admitted

C．If Tom was admitted              D．Tom’s being admitted

14、Among all these flowers        a kind of red rose, which was given by my fiancé.

A．is included                  B．include                C．are included                D．included

13、Arriving in the deep night, we found there was no food        as all the shops were shut.

A．left           B．available            C．remaining          D．convenient

12、You see the lightning           it happens, but you hear the thunder later.

A．the instant       B．for an instant          C．on the instant        D．at instant

11、I wonder if John has forgotten my number. I       him to call me for the past two hours.

A．was expecting                         B．have expected

C．have been expecting          D．expected

10、She showed us the whole dance first, then       so that we could learn it more easily.

A．got it through         B．carried it out        C．broke it down         D．took it over

9、Nowadays teenagers like to go to fast food restaurants,          as the name says, eating doesn’t take much time.

A．which           B．since         C．where            D．what