_____ comes first will get the prize.
| A．Who | B．Whoever | C．Whom | D．Whomever |
19.The prices of goods kept ____. We had to cut the expenses in order to meet our daily needs.
| A．standing up | B．breaking down | C．going up | D．putting up |
18.Seldom ____ him recently， for you see I’m preparing for the project.
| A．I meet | B．do I meet | C．I have met | D．have I met |
17.I wonder what’s your attitude ____ the problem ____ yesterday.
| A．in； discussing | B．to； to be discussed |
| C．towards； discussed | D．with； being discussed |
16.The shopping center in the city was ____ as a result of a cigarette， which shocked the whole country.
| A．burned down | B．turned down | C．turned up | D．taken in |
15.—Will you go to the party tomorrow， Xiao Hai？
—No, ____ I was invited to.
| A．as long as | B．so far as | C．as if | D．even if |