18．I hope the weather　　 by this afternoon,because we want to go out.

A.cleans up　　　B.cleans out　　C.clears up　　D.clears out

17．That was found to be　　 in many developing countries.

A.fact　　　　　B.the case

C.the condition　　　D.the state

16．The boys work hard　　, do the girls.

A.asB.the sameC.the similarD.like

15．James didn’t attend the meeting and 　　.

A.so did Jane　　　　　her did Jane

C.Jane didn’t too　　　　D.Jane did too

14．I was under　　 pressure from my parents to become　　 teacher.

A.a;a　　B.the;the　　C.a;/　　D./;a

13．Because of his devotion 　　 music,he has become friendly with Mrs Keith,a pop singer.

A.to　　B.for　　　C.in　　　D.at

12．He is stupid.,he doesn’t study.

A.In the first place　　　　B.In other words

C.To be honest　　　　　D.To make matters worse

11．But for the rain,we 　 it earlier.

A.would finish　　　　　B.should finish

C.should have finished　　　D.must have finished

10．The fans were well behaved,and the game was played without .

A.incident　　B.accident　　C.event　　D.matter

9．Please ask the lawyer what his　 would be to take the case to court.

A.wage　　B.income　　　C.fee　　D.welfare