18. We’ve missed the last bus. I’m afraid we have no　　　 but to take a taxi.

　　 A. way　 　　　　　　B. choice 　　　　　C. possibility　 　D. selection

17. 　　　　came that his　　　 should be kept secret.

　　 A. A word；words　　 B. The word；word　 C. Word：words　　 D. Words；Word

16. Though I spoke to him many times，he never took any　　　 of what I said.

　 　A. remark 　　　　　B. observation 　　　C. attention 　　D. notice

15. The brook lies within 　　　of the train station. 　A. ten-minute-ride　 B. ten minutes ride

C. ten minute’s ride　 　　　　　D. ten minutes’ ride

14. The editor told the newsman to write　　　 report.　　 　A. a two-thousand-words　　　　

　B. a two-thousands-words　　 C. a two thousand Word　　　　　 D. a two-thousand-word

13. These days I hire two　　　 in my house.

　　 A. man servants　 　B. men servant　　 C. man servant　　 D. men servants

12. -Is the house very expensive，Dick? 　　-I don’t think it’s worth the　　 　　they are asking.

　　A. price　　 　　　　B. cost　　 　　　　C. value　 　　　　　　D. money

11. Dark clouds are a　　　 of rain while a smile is a　　　 of friendship

A. gesture；sign　　 B.mark；sign　　　 C.sign；gesture 　　　D.sign；mark

10. We’ll have PE this afternoon but I forgot to bring my　　　 .

　 　A. sports clothes　　 B. sport clothes　 C. clothes of sports　 D. sport’s clothes

9. You shouldn’t let children play with　　　 . It’s dangerous!

　　A. football　　　 B. watches 　　　C. matches　 　　　D. chess