17．On their arrival, they found the people suffering the quake were ______ food and water supplies.

A. in praise of　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in honor of

C. in face of　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in want of

16．In his speech, he drew attention to the poor desert nation, ______ about 3.6 million people are hungry.

A. which　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. there

C. where　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. for which

15．After the new technique was introduced the factory produced ______ cars in 1994 as the year before.

A. as twice many　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as many twice

C. twice as many　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. twice as

14．Have you got ______ books for the train journey? It will take you 20 hours to ______ in Harbin.

A. large quantities of; get

B. a great deal of; stay

C. a good many of; live

D. a good supply of; arrive

13．-Can I help you?

-I’d like to buy a present for my mother’s birthday, ______ at a proper price but of great use.

A. that　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the one

C. which　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. one

12．-So how is your new roommate?

-She really ______. She’s always making loud noises at midnight and when I remind her, she always makes rude remarks.

A. turns me off　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. turns me down

C. turns me out　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turns me over

11．______ of danger in the street at night, she had to go home, with a friend ______ her.

A. Warning; following

B. Having warned; following

C. Having been warned; following

D. Warned; followed

10．Mrs. White bought a ______ wallet for her husband.

A. black leather small　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. small leather black

C. black small leather　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. small black leather

9．-How many people are still leading ______ life under ______ poverty line in the world?

-Perhaps one fourth.

A. a; the　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a; a

C. /; /　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the; /

8．I bought a new type of cellphone, which was the ______ of all my classmates.

A. wish　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. respect

C. envy　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. admire