17.　 It is a pity that _________of her twin daughters don' t truly understand her.

A. both　　　　　　　 B. neither　　　 　　C. either　　　　　 D. all

16. Young people should go and work wherever___________.

A. needs　　　　　　 B. need　　　　　　　 C. needing D. needed

15._______his arrival at the meeting room, the cameraman got down to_____ photos.

A. Upon; take　　　 B. On; taking　　　 C. After; take　　　 D. When; taking

14. We could see the clock tower quite clearly from_________ we lived.

A. what　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　 D. which

13. This time next week I' ll be on vacation. Probably I___________ on a beautiful beach.

A. am lying　　　　　 B. have lain　　　　　 C. will have lain　　 D. will be lying

12. Attending a college isn't for finding____perfect major; it is for finding____major that’s right for you.

A. the; 不填 B. this; the　　　 C. a; the　　　　 D. 不填; a

11._________ in discussing this plan any further.

A. There’s little point B. There’s no need C. It is no wonder D. It isn’t of much help

10. It is believed that oil and other chemicals_______ kill fish and make water bad for drinking.

A. might　　　　　　　 B. are ableto　　　　 C. can　　　　　　　 D. should

9. It is fifteen years ___________ we met last time.

A. before　　　　　　　 B. that 　　　　　　　C. since　　　　　　 D. until

8. Professor Jones knows little of Chinese and________of Japanese.

A. even more　　　　　 B. still less　　　　　 C. no less　　　　　 D. a lot more