17.(　 ) _____for his expert advice, Holmes was able to help a great number of people

with their personal affairs.

A.　　 He was known　 B. Well known　 C. Having known　 D. Been known

16.(　 ) The introduction of modern facilities to the company led to great many workers__

A.　　 to be laid off 　B. being laid off　 C. laid off　 D. laying off

15.(　 ) --I was surprised to see wild flowers in Alaska.

--Many people think there is nothing there______ice and snow.

A.　　 than　 B. else than　 C. other than　 D. except than

14.(　 ) –Is it cold?　 --Yes, a little, but quite warm_______January.

A.　　 in　 B. on　 C. by　 D. for

13.(　 ) In the days___, he was still in low spirits, and it seemed hard for him to get over it

A.　　 following　 B. followed　 C. that followed　 D. to follow

12.(　 ) Breakfast will be ready by the time_______.

A.　　 you dressed up　 B. you will be dressed　

C.you will have dressed　 D. you have dressed

11.(　 ) Yao Ming____as a basketball star, and is loved by basketball fans both at home

　　　　 and abroad.

A.　　 stands out　 B. stands up　 C. sticks out　 D. strikes

10.(　 ) –Some people don’t want to talk about it. They say that that is all ___history.

--But we Chinese shouldn’t forget____humiliating history of China.

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

9.(　 ) The music ____the happy days which they spent together in their youth.

A.　　 calls on　 B. calls at　 C. calls up　 D. calls back

8.(　 ) Tom was very happy that day because he had passed the exam. And his schoolbag

no longer seemed heavy____on his way home from school.

A.　　 to carry　 B. to be carried　 C. carrying　 D. being carried