18、The house rent is high. I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I’m paying ________here.

A. as three times much                               B. as much three times

C. much as three times                               D. three times as much

17、The _______ house smells as if it hasn’t been lived in for years.

       A. little white wooden                                B. little wooden white

       C. white wooden little                                D. wooden white little

16、He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was ______from the outside world.

A. cut out              B. cut off              C. cut up               D. cut through

15、He always brings me a pretty gift _______he comes to visit me.

A .by the time           B. sometimes                C. every time          D. at times

14、The police are ______ to conclude that the cause of fire had been a cigarette end.

   A. probable             B. possible                    C. maybe               D. likely

13、 She came to ______ conclusion that he had forgotten what he had promised.

A. an                    B. 不填                       C. the                    D. one

12、最近,某英文报组织高中学生开展了一场讨论. 讨论的主题: 周末双休日要不要上课. 请根据下表提供的信息,写一篇短文,客观地介绍一下讨论的情况(可适当发挥)并阐述你自己的观点. 词数100左右.

   Recently, the students of high schools have had a discussion about 30% of them …………

二、选择题

（每空？ 分，共？ 分）

11、The big company gradually a_____ these small companies into its own organization.

10、Warm sunshine a _____ the coming of spring.

9、This is a very e________ film and almost everyone laughs while seeing it.