二。单项选择题（共13分）
18. You are very ______ to be late again unless you get there by bus.
| A．likely | B．possible | C．probable | D．Proper |
--- I think this accident happened for many reasons.
--- Richard is partly to blame, _______ way you look at it.
| A．what | B．which | C．whatever | D．whichever |
. -You won’t go to Mary’s birthday party, will you?
-Yes, ______ I’m invited.
| A．even if | B．unless | C．if | D．though |
The newspapers in my hometown don’t contain as many colorful pages as the ones in Nanjing ____.
| A．contain | B．do | C．appear | D．seem |
A brilliant idea occurred to him, ________ to his research in the lab.
| A．while devoting | B．while devoting himself |
| C．while he was devoted | D．while devoted |
. Of the seven days in a week, Saturday is said to be the most popular ____ for a wedding in some countries.
| A．way | B．situation | C．event | D．choice |