18、_______ what they said, we would go on with what we were doing.

A．In contrast with     B．In relation to         C．On behalf of         D．Regardless of

17、You can ask him again if you like, but it won’t make any _________. He’ll still say no.

A．sense         B．decision             C．contribution     D．difference

16、Students who pass the test will be ______ to the next grade.

A．possessed      B．promoted            C．proposed           D．a(chǎn)llowed

15、Having my passenger in my car, I just wondered how I could ______ the station since there was a traffic jam ahead.

A．make it to    B．reach for     C．speed up            D．see him off

14、We got _____ in the crowd.

A．separated      B．divided              C．a(chǎn)parted             D．disappeared

13、Over time, she _______ all the hardships and gradually learns the meaning of life.

A．gets through         B．goes by      C．finds out            D．breaks into

12、After several part-time jobs, he has now got a _____ job in the bank.

A．precious             B．scary               C．stable               D．specific

11、Our entrance into WTO has a(n) ______ on our country’s economy.

A．cause     B．impact         C．a(chǎn)ffect     D．reason

10、Most people on this island are recreational fishers, and ______, fishing forms an actual part of their leisure time.

A．a(chǎn)ccidentally   B．purposefully          C．obviously       D．formally

9、____ Chinese traditional paintings, Sally has come to China to learn how to paint.

A．Adoring         B．Appealing      C．Applying        D．Advertising