17. The Chinese Team did well in the Athens Olympic Games；we　 ranked______ in the competition.

A. the second　　　　　　　　　 B. second　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. a second　　　　　　 D. the seconds

16. The best method to _____ this goal is to unite as many as sympathetic people as possible with the labor movement itself.

　 A. win　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. accomplish　　　　　　　 C. finish　　　　　　　　 D. complete

15. Many difficulties have _____ as a result of the change over to a new type of fuel.

　 A. risen　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. arisen　　　　　　　　　　　 C. raised　　　　　　　　 D. arrived

14. My money _____. I must go to the bank to draw some of my savings out before I’ve none in hand.

　 A. has run out　　　　　　　　　 B. is running out　　　　　 C. has been run out D. is being run out

13. Jack has been out of work for a long time,. So he wants to _____ a job in this factory.

　A. care for　 　　　　　　　　　 B. apply for　 　　　　　　 C. wait for　 　　　　　　　 D. prepare for.

12. Believe it or not, Levy’s sister suddenly _______ crying when we were eating.

A. burst out　　 　　　　　　　 B. burst in　 　　　　　　　 C. burst into　 　　 D. burst on

11. Increasing pollution will of course not _____ the constant development of the world.

A. make up　 　　　　　　　　　 B. make use of　 　　　　 C. make out　 　　　　　　　 D. make for

10. Captain Cook commanded his men ________ into the sea.

A. jump 　　　　　　　B. jumped　　　　　　 C. had jumped　　 D. would jump

9. Jack, as well as his friends who ______ football games, ________ traveled with the team.

A. likes; has　　　 　　　　 B. likes; have　　　　 　C. like; has　　　 D. like; have

8. ______ you don’t like him is none of my business.

　 A. What　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. That　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. If 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Whether