17.　 With his son_____, the old man felt unhappy.

A. to disappoint　　　　 　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. to be disappointed

C. disappointing　　　 　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. being disappointed

16.　 --- I’m not sure what time I’ll arrive, maybe half past seven or a quarter to eight.

--- ___, I’ll be there as early as possible.

A. Anyhow　 　　 B. However　 　　　　　 C. Thus　　 　　　　　　　 D. Therefore

15.　 It will be quite a long time _____ she is back again, so don’t be too cross with her.

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

14.　 We didn’t plan out art exhibition like that but it _____ very well.

A. went on　　 　 B. tried out　　 　　　　 C. worked out　 　　　 D. carried on

13.　 Although he was disabled when he was only nine years old, yet he aimed ____, for which his friends spoke ____ of him.

A. high; high　 　 B.highly; highly　 　　 C. highly; high　　 　 D. high; highly

12.　 Do you enjoy listening to records? I find records are often _____ or better than an actual performance.

A. as good as　 B. as good　 　　　　　　 C. as well as 　　　　　 D. good as

11.　 Unfortunately when I arrived she _____, so we only had time for a few words.

A. just left　 　　　　 B. has just left　　 　　 C. was just leaving　 D. had just left

10.　 Readers can ______ very smoothly without knowing the exact meaning of each word.

A. get along　 　 B. get over　 　　　　　 C. get down　　 　　　　　　　 D. get through

9.　　　 So far, several ships have been reported missing _____ the coast of the Hell Island.

A. off　　 　　　　　 B. along　　 　　　　　　　 C. on　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. around

8.　　　 They are ______ to eat Chinese food though they have been in UK for years.

A. content　　 　　 B. please　　 　　　　　　 C. interested　　 　　 D. fond