II. Choose the most suitable word or phrase. (18 points)

1. Are you sure you told me about it? I don’t recollect you

2. The new students hope

3. Ms Brown expects

4.

5. Jorge made a bad mistake at work, but his supervisor didn’t fire him. He’s quite lucky

6. The company is planning to expand internationally

7. Paul didn’t mind

8. She works hard;

9. Dr. Lewis is a brilliant and dedicated researcher who had expected to be selected as the director of the institute. She was very surprised not

10. I finally finished

11. I wanted to go for a walk,

12. I can’t stand

13. By the time their newborn baby arrives, the Sopranos hope

14.

15. Although younger than the other children, she demanded

16. The Wall Street executive stockbroker denied

17. European customs officers are not easy to corrupt, so you have hardly any chances to get them 

 18. I personally cannot understand