17.(　 ) You should try to write ____even when you’re busy. As you know ,practice makes perfect.

　　　　 A. now and then　　　　　　 B. more or less　　

C. sooner or later　　　　　　 D. here and there

16. (　 )America is an ______ country . You can hear _____everywhere.

　　　 A. English-spoken ; English speaking　

B. English-speaking ; English spoken

C. Speaking-English ; English spoken

D. Spoken-English ; English speaking

14. (　 )She would rather have a room _____than sleep with her sister.

　　　　 A. on her own　　 B. of her own　　 C. of hers　 D. for her

15(　 ) For some reason , it ____all day over the two weeks.

　　　　 A. rained　　 B . rains　　 C. was raining　　 D. has been raining

13. (　 ) John said he would pay ____second visit to China ___next month.

　　　 A. the; /　　 B. the ;　 the　　 C. a ; the　　 D.a ; /

12. (　 )One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain ____ good knowledge of basic word formation .

　　　 A. /　　 B. a　　 C. the　　 D.one

11. (　 ) In recent weeks you have been late every day. Please ____yourself.

　　　 A. express　　 B. excuse　 C. explain　　 D. say

10. (　 ) Our teacher often tells us to make it easy when we _____an exam.

　　　 A. hold　 B. join　　 C .take　　 D. give

9. (　 ) He didn’t explain ____why he was late , which made us unhappy.

　　　 A. of us　　 B. us　　　 C. for us　　 D. to us

8. (　 ) I do every single bit of housework ______my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then.

　　　　 A. since　　 B. while　　 C. when　　 D. as

7. (　 ) There are a great many people on the playground . Some are standing still ___others are walking about.

　　　 A. where　　 B. when　　 C. while　　 D. but