二．单项选择（共18题；每小题0.5分，满分9分）
从每题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
17. The English spoken in England before 1150 was very different from _______ English we speak at present. English now is also spoken as ________ second language in South Asia.
A. /; a B. /; the C. an; the D. the; a
18. The students are so busy that they have zero time for outdoor activities, ____ they have their interest.
A. as if B. when C. which D. even if
19. You can’t imagine what great difficulty I had ____ his address.
A. to find B. about finding C. finding D. found
20. ----Have you ever been to Beijing before?----No. it is the first time that I ____here.
A. am B. be C. had been D. have been
21. Mum is coming. What present ______ for your birthday?
A. you expect she has got B. do you expect she has got
C. are you expect she got D. do you expect has she got
22 .She told me that it was ____ you spoke ill of her behind her back ____ she disliked you.
A. since; that B. for; that C. because; that D. that; why
