17.After the train crash, the station was a 　　　　　of panic.

　 A. scene　　　　 B. view　　　　　 C. sign　　　　　 D. sight

16. They had just sat down in the theatre when　 the _____ went up and the play began.

　 A. cloth　　 B. screen　　 C. cover　 D. curtain

15.Last night the president made a speech on TV to the　　　　　 .

　 A. country 　　　　　　B. state　 　　　　　C.1and　 　　　　D. nation

14.The dress is nice but she doesn’t like the　　　　 on the material．

　 A．sharp　 　　　　　　B．size　 　　　　　C．model 　　　　D．pattern

13.Heavy trucks which run day and night are doing damage to our houses and shops of historical　　　　　 .

　 A．scene 　　　　　　　B．period 　　　　C．interest 　　D．sense

12.Mr Tong couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along．He often stood

out of　　　 ．

　　 A．order 　　　　　　B．sight 　　　　　C．mind　 　　　　D．line

11.-I’ve got an “A” in the examination．

　-That’s a good　　 .You’ll surely win a second．

A．result 　　　　　　B．start　 　　　　C．news　 　　　　D．idea

10.Though I spoke to him many times，he never took any　　　 of what I said．

　 　A．remark 　　　　　B．observation 　　　C．attention 　　D．notice

9.-Is the house very expensive，Dick?

　-I don’t think it’s worth the　　 　　they are asking．

　　A．price　　 　　　　B．cost　　 　　　　C．value　 　　　　　　D．money

8.Dark clouds are a　　　 of rain while a smile is a　　　 of friendship

A．gesture；sign　　 B.mark；sign　　　 C.sign；gesture　　　 D.sign；mark