18、He didn’t _____ to the news．

A．answer        B．reply          C．react        D．hear

17、She knows that as a secretary she must be pleasant and helpful no matter how busy she is or what kind of ____ she may be in．

A．mood         B．mind           C．form        D．thought

16、— When can I see you, Mr. Black? Three o’clock this afternoon?

— Oh, no．I ________ a meeting then．

A．will have        B．will be having         C．am having       D．have

15、— I have just had my watch repaired．

—How much did they ______ you?

A．pay         B．charge           C．cost            D．spend

14、—You haven’t been to Beijing, have you?

—______________．How I wish to go there!

A．Yes, I have      B．Yes, I haven’t       C．No, I have         D．No, I haven’t

13、With five hungry children seated round the table, the food disappeared_____________．

A．on time                                                B．in time

C．at no time                                               D．in no time

12、I spent five hours_____________ the book__________ I paid 10 dollars．

A．reading; that     B．to read; for that       C．read; which          D．reading; for which

11、In January, 2004, the United States successfully launched “Spirit”, a Mars Exploration Rover, _____ a new milestone in the history of mankind．

A．it marked          B．marking            C．marked         D．to mark

10、In the Great Depression, the American government couldn’t find good solutions _____ the unemployment problem

A．of            B．to          C．on             D．about

9、Let’s keep to the point or we ___________ any decisions．

A．will never reach                                         B．have never reached

C．never reach                                             D．never reached