( ) 18. Alice said that the task would be well done by the end of September, _____ personally I doubt very much.

　　　　A. that B. which C. when D. where

( ) 19. With too many hard problems _______, Carol decided to cancel his relaxing holiday to Hawaii.

　　　　A. settled B. settling

　　　　C. to settle D. being settled

( ) 20. -Sorry, your car isn't ready yet. It _______ by our workers.

　　　　-Oh, my God! When can I come to fetch it?

　　　　A. is being repaired B. has been repaired

　　　　C. is repaired D. has repaired

( ) 21. It makes no ______ which road you take; both lead to the city, and they are equally long.

　　　　A. point B. sense

　　　　C. matter D. difference

( ) 22. She always performs well at school _______ her recent failure in physics exam.

　　　　A. in spite of B. in place of

　　　　C. on account of D. in case of

( ) 23. They ______ the problem since this morning, but haven't reached an agreement.

　　　　A. discussed B. discuss

　　　　C. have been discussing D. were discussing

( ) 24. -Have you heard that the sports meeting will be delayed?

　　　　-Really? Where did you _____ the news?

　　　　A. make up B. make out

　　　　C. pick up D. pick out

( ) 25. ______ for children, the album became popular with parents when it came out.

　　　　A. Designing B. Designed

　　　　C. To design D. having designed

( ) 26. More and more people are signing up for Tai Chi classes nowadays, ______ advantage of the health and relaxation benefits.

　　　　A. taken B. taking

　　　　C. having taken D. having been taken

( ) 27. -I want to make a kite to fly.

　　　　- _______ You can easily buy one on the market.

　　　　A. Why not? B. Good idea

　　　　C. Why bother? D. No way!

( ) 28. -Will you be ______ this evening, Mary?

　　　　-Well, that depends.

　　　　A. convenient B. available

C. suitable D. accessible