18. Anna was reading a piece of science story, completely _______ to the splendid world.

　　 A. having been lost　　　 B. to be lost　　　　 C. losing　　　　 D. lost

17. It is their clothes, make-up and the way they walk ______ people laugh.

A. to make　　　　 B. that makes　　　 C. which makes　　　　 D. that make

16. I don’t swim now, but I ________ when I was a kid.

A. used to it　　　　 B. used to doing it　　　　 C. used to　　　　　 D. used to do

15. I couldn’t find ________, and so I took this one.

A. a large enough coat　　　　　　　　　　 B. an enough large coat

C. a large coat enough　　　　　　　　　　 D. a coat enough large

14. When I was very young, I was terribly frightened of school, but I soon ________ it.

A. got off　　　　　 B. got across　　　　 C. got away　　　　　 D. got over

13. Time should be valued _____, even when it seems that we have nothing to do.

A. anyhow　　　　 B. forever　　　　 C. even　　　　　　　　 D. more or less

12. The time has come ________ we can make better use of nuclear energy.

A. when　　　　　 B. while　　　　　 C. as　　　 　　　　D. since

11. He must have had an accident, or he ________ then.

A. would have been here　　 B. had to be here　　 C. should be here　　 D. would be here

10. They decided to drive the cow away ________ it did more damage.

A. unless　　　　　　 B. until　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　 D. although

9. No agreement was reached in the discussion as neither side would give way to ________.

A. the other　　 B. any other　　　 C. another　　　 D. other