8.(　 ) When the stranger was dragging him away, the baby reached out his hands in ______ want of his mother.

　　 A. curious　 B. desperate　 C. sincere 　D. serious

7.(　 ) All the candidates were ______ the street to be named after a great man　　　　　　　 ______ his great contributions to the city.

　　 A. in favor of; in need of　

　　 B. in praise of; in favor of

　　 C. in praise of; in need of 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 D. in favor of; in honor of

6.(　 ) When the headmaster spoke out his plan, the _____of the students in the class _____ against it.

　　 A. majority; were　 B. most; were　　

　　 C. most; did　 　　　　 D. majority; did

5.(　 )　 ______ by many well-known experts and film stars, the product was very popular at one time.

　　 A. To advocate　 　　 B. Having advocated　　　

　　 C. Advocating　　　　　　　　　 D. Advocated

4.(　 ) We had intended to do everything according to the schedule, but it didn’t　　　　　　　 ______ as planned.

　　 A. make up B. turn out　　 C. go on　 D. come up

3.(　 ) Some people are sitting on the grass; others are walking along the lake, ______ .

　　 A. chatting and to laugh

　　 B. to chat and to laugh　　　

　　 C. chatting and laughing　　

　　 D. chatted and laughed

2.(　 ) Over years, scientists have made a great _____in the treatment of cancer.

　　 A. break-in　　　　　　　 B. breakthrough　　

　　 C. breakup　　　　　　　　 D. breakdown

1.(　 )Many children think they are ______ with when their parents are trying to show concern about them.

　　 　A. interfered　 　 B. separated　　 C. disturbed　　 D. offended

15.The date of the move has not been _________________ decided yet (= it may change).

14. The negotiations(谈判) have been _______________ in a positive manner.