19、You should report any incident,       serious or minor it is.

A．what        B．how  C．however   D．whatever

18、The village seemed deserted, the only sign of life       some trees waving in the howling wind.

A．were               B．being        C．was          D．to be

17、The news       is spreading around the airport is       a big snowstorm will come attacking.

A．which, which          B．/, that              C．that, which      D．that, that

16、—Is it Jim who is driving the new car?

—Probably. I know he has recently bought a       car.

A．shiny black German                                     B．black shiny German

C．shiny German black                                    D．black German shiny

15、I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we       up tomorrow morning, the sun

      .

A．wake, will be shinning                                 B．will wake, is shinning

C．will wake, shines                                        D．wakes, shines

14、Billy kept asking his mother if he could go to the movies and she      .

A．gave way to                                               B．gave up

C．gave away                                                        D．gave way

13、We       wonder how seamen explored the oceans before latitude and longitude made it possible to plot a ship’s position on a map.

A．need         B．must         C．may well          D．should

12、The old man spoke to the girl again, raising his voice, but still       no answer.

A．received           B．receiving          C．had received     D．to receive

11、Sean’s strong love for his country is       in his recently published poems.

A．relieved     B．reflected   C．responded        D．recovered

10、The next moment,       she had time to realize what was happening, she was hit over the head.

A．since        B．when        C．before      D．a(chǎn)fter