Unit 18 Inventions
一. 单项选择
1. John said he’d been working in the office for an hour, _____ was true.
A. he B. this C. which D. who
2. Finally, the thief handed everything _____ he had stolen to the police.
A. which B. what C. whatever D. that
3. We must allow _____ the train being late _____ it always is.
A. for B. of C. to D. with
4. He broke _____ his family and has got to live in Australia.
A. down B. into C. away from D. through
5. You have been late for 2 hours; otherwise, we _____ the whole design.
A. have fulfilled B. fulfilled
C. should have fulfilled D. will have fulfilled
6. Of course, she behaved awfully, but _____ she is your sister.
A. after all B. in all C. at all D. all in all
7. It was a matter of _____ would take the position.
A. who B. whoever C. whom D. whomever
8. _____ you lose confidence, you can never expect to do your work well.
A. Twice B. Before C. Once D. Unless
9. _____ we have finished the course, we shall take a new one.
A. Now that B. Since that C. Since now D. By now
10. We’ll go to Paris for our holiday ____ it isn’t too expensive.
A. Except B. provided C. so far as D. unless
11. She was not _____ of his presence in the room.
A. astonished B. awake
C. familiar D. conscious
12. We’ll have to _____ the well if we want more water.
A. enlarge B. widen
C. deepen D. sharpen
13. It was several minutes before I was _____ of what was happening.
A. know B. realize
C. wear D. aware
14. He _____ walking until fell over.
A. arranged B. attempted
C. attacked D. attracted
15. This collection of short stories is said _____ into five foreign languages
A. to translate B. to have been translated
C. to be translated D. being translated

二. 完形填空
It was five days before Christmas. Holiday music played over the sound system and my co-workers excitedly 16 their plans. "Doing anything special? "they asked me. I shook my head 17 . I was 3 ,000 miles from my family in Hawaii, pursuing my lifelong 18 of becoming a nurse. I attended classes all day, then went straight to my full-time 19 job at night. My weekly plan left me extremely tired and homesick.
I had 20 looked forward to the holidays. But this December I felt unable to go on. In my
prayers(祷告) I told 21 that I could just get home to see my mum, dad and brothers. I could survive the next two years until I graduated. But 22 ? Rent, textbooks and other expenses left me with no 23 cash. Money to go home? I barely had money to eat. "I'm on my 24 .Cover for me, will you? "asked Maribelle, another waitress, as she passed me 25 her way to the employee' s room. 26 , there' s this guy at Table Five, "she said. "He' s been sitting there for more than an hour, not making any trouble but not 27 anything either." She paused, "It's like he's... 28 somebody".
I looked in the corner. 29 enough, there was a slim, pleasantly-looking man 30 in a worn
shirt, and a black baseball cap, just sitting, 31 .I went over, trying to force a smile. "I'm Cory,"I said, "please let me know if you want anything. "
I was turning to walk away 32 the man spoke. He had a soft, low voice, but somehow I
could hear it clear and plain in the 33 restaurant. "I'd like an order of chips," he said, "and a glass of water. "My heart 34 .Chips were the cheapest thing on the menu, which meant I wouldn' t get much of a 35 . But maybe this guy was broke, and I sure know how that felt. So I tried my best to make him feel okay.
16. A. expressed B. changed C. discussed D. announced
17. A. okay B. yes C. not D. no
18. A. plan B. dream C. hope D. demand
19. A. waitress B. waiter C. assistant D. maid
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