18．---I can’t recite the poem．
---Well, you are supposed _____ it many times yesterday evening．
| A．to read | B．to have read | C．reading | D．having read |
As most of you seem confused, now I’m going to the __________ measures.
| A．content | B．abstract | C．absolute | D．concrete |
A great deal of advanced science and technology has been ______ since China carried out the reform and opening policy.
| A．brought down | B．brought in | C．brought out | D．brought up |
Swan made a promise to his father _____ he would have himself home early.
| A．when | B．why | C．/ | D．that |
________ having fun with friends, travelling around the world will be another way to relax and learn.
| A．Apart from | B．Because of | C．Beside | D．Except for |
Chinese people place a person’s family name before the given name, _______ people in many other countries do the opposite.
| A．but | B．and | C．however | D．while |