18、The boy,     songs we listened to just now, is sure to become a pop star when he grows up.

A．his            B．whose             C．of whom          D．of whose

17、---I have got a headache.

---No wonder. You ____ in front of that computer too long.

A. work           B. are working       C. have been working    D. worked

16、---Have you ____ him to give up smoking?

---No, he wouldn’t listen at all.

A. persuaded       B. advised           C. thought         D. suggested

15、In Iraq nowadays, plenty of people are short of basic necessities of life, ____ food, water and medicine.

A. such as         B. for instance      C. that is         D. for example

14、The number of people invited to the party ____ fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for different reasons.

A. were; was       B. was; was          C. was; were       D. were; were

13、---Your new bike is very fashionable.   

---____.

A. Much better than yours.                B. Yes, of course it’s very good.

C. It’s very kind of you to say so.           D. No, you are wrong.

12、Smith, who comes from____ European country, is regarded as ____ honorable man.

A. a; a            B. a; an              C. the; an         D. an; the

11、Many new ideas _____ during the discussion at yesterday’s meeting.

A．were come up with                     B．were come up

C．came up                              D．came up with

10、We won’t give up ____ we should fail twenty times.

A. even if         B. since              C. whether         D. until

9、I have read all the books ____ you gave me.

A. who             B. whose              C. which           D. that