17. Noticing some broken toys ______ on the floor, I picked them up and ______ them on the chair, so I wasn’t _____.

A. lay; lay; lying ;　　　　 B. lying; lay; lying;　　　　　　　 C. laid; laid; laying;　　 　　　 D. lying; laid; lying;

16. They thought the film ______ boring, but it was, in fact, rather exciting and fascinating．

A. was anything but　 　 　　　 B. nothing but　　 C. was no more　　 　　　 D. all but

15. ---I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have been so rude to you.

　---You ________ your temper , but that’s OK.

A. have lost　　　B. had lost　　　　　　　　　　 C. did lose　　　 D. were losing

14. Some developed countries are trying to ______ the serious problems resulting from the energy crisis.

A. step up　　　 　　　　 B. cope with　　　　 　 C. cut off　　　 　　　D. end up

13. About 40 houses fell down under the weight of the snow, with 22 people ______ .

A．reported injured　　　 　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．reported injuring

C．reporting injured　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．reporting injuring

12. There is a saying , “life is 10% ______ happens to us and 90%____ we respond to it.”

A．who; why 　　　 　　　 B．what; how 　　　　　　　 C．which; when　　 　　　 D．that; that

11. Mr. Black, who is a _____, is now in love with Miss Smith, who is a _____. A. cooker, typewriter 　 B. cook, typist 　　　　 C. cooker, typist 　　　　　 D. cook, typewriter

10.---“She’s not a dancing teacher, is she?” 　　　　　 ---“_____.”　

A. Yes, and she isn’t　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Yes, but she was　

C. No, but she isn’t　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. No, but she was　

9. With all these dishes ______, I can't go and listen to the speech by the famous professor.

A. to wash 　　　　　　　 B. to be washed　　 　　 C. washed　　 　　　　　　 D. washing

8. Mr. Smith is a journalist, as it is, _____ I should also like to be.

A. that　　　 　　　　　　 B. which　　　 　　　 C. who　　　　　　 D. it