二、单项填空(共16小题; 每小题0.5分,满分8分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
18. _______ English has changed a lot over time and _______ English spoken between about AD 450 and 1150 was quite different.
A./; the B./ ; / C. The ; / D. The; the
19. As an active man, our English teacher always prefers basketball to in his office reading books.
A. play; stay B. playing; stay C. to play; stay D. playing; staying
20. The teacher demanded that the task _______before 5 o’clock this afternoon.
A. was finished B. finished C. be finished D. should finish
21. He placed his bike in front of the teaching building _____, but when he came out, he found it _____.
A. in general; lost B. as usual; missed
C. as a result; losing D. as usual; missing
22. In the office I smiled at her but she just me.