19、--- It is too cold for January this year.

--- Yes, but it was still ____ when I first moved to the city years ago.

A．coldest          B．the coldest           C．cold          D．colder

18、____ a more comfortable life, the poor couple worked hard and took on more part-time jobs.

A．Aiming at                                            B．Adding to

C．Relating to                                          D．Taking advantage of

17、--- Alice, have you heard that the grocery store down the street was ____, and nearly all the things there were stolen?

--- God! Really? That’s horrible!

A．broken down                                       B．broken up

C．broken into                                         D．broken out

16、You may not understand what they have done, because they ____ a younger generation.

A．belong to           B．a(chǎn)re belonged to        C．a(chǎn)re belonging to       D．will be belonged to

15、He is not ____ open-minded a man that no one enjoys staying with him.

A．such         B．so           C．too          D．rather

14、--- Guess what? There will be a Christmas party in the lecture hall tonight!

--- Great! I think Amy might also be interested in it. I ____ her to let her know.

A．a(chǎn)m going to call                                   B．will be calling

C．call                                                     D．will call

13、--- I’ve joined a yoga class at our local fitness center. It’s a great way to stay fit. Want to join us?

--- ____ Yoga is for girls. I’d rather do some weight at the gym.

A．No wonder.                                         B．No way!

C．Never mind.                                        D．No problem.

12、The writer emphasizes the importance of being completely honest with friends, and that’s ____ I personally disagree.

A．what            B．which            C．where           D．how

11、--- Oh, you haven’t read my e-mail?

--- Sorry, I haven’t had any ____ to the computer these days.

A．a(chǎn)ccess           B．a(chǎn)ttitude          C．a(chǎn)ttention            D．a(chǎn)pproach

10、The chairman was about to declare the conference open ____ the lights went all out.

A．a(chǎn)s           B．while            C．then           D．when