19、John is to attend the meeting in place of the manager, who has __________ a bad cold.

A．come up with      B．come down to      C．come down with       D．put up with

18、In those days, our ______ concern was to provide people who were stopped by the snow storm

with food and health care.

A．normal          B．constant                 C．permanent             D．primary

17、--- Can you shoot that bird at the top of the tree?

--- No, it’s out of _______.

A．distance          B．reach          C．control          D．range

16、After suffering a heart attack, Michael Jackson was pronounced dead, _________ a tragic end to the world’s most popular entertainer．

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

15、—The terrible accident is under investigation．

—Actually, quicker action _________ those workers trapped in the mine．

A．might have saved                                       B．could have saved

C．should have saved                                       D．must have saved

14、In my opinion, this book is of great value, each of us can ____ from it．

A．gain           B．interest         C．a(chǎn)ccept              D．benefit

13、Click here for more information about any of our Alaska vacation tour activities．Please don’t ______ to write to or telephone us．

A．hesitate          B．beg          C．desire            D．seek

12、一So you like the book your father gave you?

一Very much．It’s exactly         I wanted．

A．the one          B．that        C．which          D．／

11、The art show was _______ being a failure; it was a great success．

A．far from              B．a(chǎn)long with          C．next to         D．regardless of

10、Miss Li _______ as a secretary for five years in the company, and now she is general manager of it．

A．has served               B．had served               C．served           D．serves