Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Just as you arrived, I ______ ready to go out.
A.have got 
B.was getting          
C.would get               
D.have been getting

Chinese cartoons have been useful as an important means of______.
A.educating ordinary people
B.spreading Western ideas
C.amusing people all the time
D.political propaganda in wartime

I ________ there once a long time ago and ________ back since.
A.went/have not been
B.go/am not
C.have gone/was
D.was going/had not been

The examination will be held ________ June, 2007.
A.in
B.on
C. at
D.to

What had occurred shortly after the Civil War?
A.The Wyoming Territory was admitted to the Union.
B.A women’s suffrage bill was introduced in Congress.
C.The eastern states resisted the end of the war.
D.Black people were granted the right to vote.

We arrived at the airport. We realized our passports were still at home.
A.It was until we arrived at the airport that we realized our passports were still at home.
B.We arrived at the airport and realized that our passports are still at home.
C.Not until had we arrived at the airport, we realized our passports were still at home.
D.Not until we arrived at the airport did we realize that our passports were still at home.

A lot of people stop smoking because they are afraid their health will be affected and early death. 
A.lot of people 
B. because
C.their health
D.early death

Is Christmas the biggest festival of the year in Britain?
A.Yes, it is.
B.Yes, it isn't.
C.No, it is.
D.No, it isn't.

__________(18)
A.since 
B.on 
C.before   
D.until

The word "Here" in paragraph 1 refers to                      .
A.interpersonal interactions  
B.the tone
C.ideas and feelings    
D.words chosen