19、______well prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing.

A. However                 B. Whatever                 C. No matter                D. Although

18、So much of interest______that most visitors simply run out of time before seeing it all.

A. offers Beijing           B. Beijing offers     C. does Beijing offer     D. Beijing does offer

17、We went through a period______communications were very difficult in the rural areas.

A. wtach                     B.whose                        C. in which                  D. with which

16、Ideally______for Broadway theatres and Firth Avenue, the AVw York Park hotel is n favounte with many guests.

A. locating                   B. being located            C. having been located  D. located

15、A cough is usually nothing to worry about unless it lasts for ten days ___.

A. or more       B. instead          C. at most         D. only

14、We had an anxious couple of weeks _____ for the results of the experiment.

A. wait            B. to be waiting    C. waited      D. waiting

13、--- Can you show me Mr. Jaffer’s office, please?

--- _____. But I don’t know if he is in at the moment.

A. Thanks         B. Go on        C. Sure        D. You are welcome

12、In some places women are expected to earn money_______ men work at home and raise their children.

A. but                                B. while                        C .because                           D. though

11、The manager believes prices will not rise by more than_____ four percent

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

10、Although this ________sound like a simple task, great care is needed

A. must              B. may                     C. shall                 D. should