18、– I don’t suppose the police know who did it．

-- Well, ______ they do．A middle-aged man has been caught and ______ now．

A．surprisingly; is being questioned                  B．surprised; has been questioning

C．to their surprise; is questioned                     D．of course; would have been questioned

17、In my opinion, it was really a great ______ for her to be pleasant to people she didn’t like．

A．trouble       B．sorrow                C．effort           D．horror

16、If I can help ______, I prefer living in Hangzhou because the weather here is better than ______ of Wuhan．

A．it; that           B．it; it          C．that; one          D．that; that

15、-- We’d better choose ______ one among all the red jackets; we don’t have enough money left．

-- ______．

A．the cheaper; Absolutely                         B．the better; Sure

C．the most costly; Exactly                          D．the cheapest; I can’t agree more

14、--- Who has made a mess in my room?

--- Who else ________ it but your naughty son?

A．could                                       B．should

C．could have done                        D．should have done

13、Many provinces in China were attacked by such terrible snowstorms this early winter ______ few people had experienced before, ______ made us worry about global climate changes．

A．that; that      B．as; which          C．which; it        D．when; as

12、After the journey, how the couple hoped to find a room to _____ the night in．

A．pass           B．sleep          C．spare          D．remain

11、_____ everyone else wouldn't go to the dark cave, he went into it without hesitation．

A．As long as　        B．While         C．Where 　　　　D．In spite of

10、--- What do you want to do next? We have half an hour until the basketball game．

--- ________．Whatever you want to do is fine with me．

A．It just depends                                     B．All right

C．Glad to hear that                                D．It’s up to you

9、______, so he stopped the car at once．

A．Seeing a boy lying on the road

B．On seeing a boy sitting on the road

C．The driver had seen a boy standing on the road

D．The minute the driver saw a boy seated on the road