17. He is said ______ his homework when the class teacher entered the classroom.

　 A. to do　　　　　　　　　　 B. doing　　　　 C. to have finished　 D. to be finishing

16. He _________ the popular music and listened excitedly.

　 A. turned on　　　　　　　 B. put on　　　　 C. put up　　　　 D. put down

15. --- Where are the students?

　 --- They ___________ the library half an hour ago.

　 A. made their ways to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. made their way to

　 C. made their ways for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. made their way for

14. The weather here is much better than ___________ in the north.

　 A. the one　　　　　　　　 B. one　　　　　　　　　 C. it　　　　　　　　　　　 D. that

13. The small country ___________ since the 1880s.

　 A. has come into existence　　　　　　　 B. has been in existence

　 C. has been existed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. began to exist

12. He wasted a lot of time __________ fame and money instead of working hard.

　 A. running into　 B. running across　 C. running a risk　　 D. running after

11. He agrees with us. In other words, his opinion is __________ to ours.

　 A. similar　　　　　　　　　 B. common　　　　　　 C. popular　　　　　　　　　　 D. the same

10. Nobody can ____________ run a mile in two minutes.

　 A. maybe　　　　　　　　　 B. probably　　　　　　 C. possibly　　　　　　　　　 D. likely

9. --- I ______ so hard recently that I _____ any time for collecting new stamps.

　 --- OK, I’ll ring you up if I have any news.

　 A. have worked; hadn’t　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. have been working; haven’t had

　 C. am working; haven’t　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have been working; hadn’t had

8. --- What have you been busy with ___________?

　 --- Preparing for the coming exam.

　 A. those days　　　　　　 B. from then 　　　　 C. lately　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. after that