17. The research group were determined to _____ the experiment until they could _______ a conclusion.

A. carry on; come to　 B. carry out; arrive at

C. carry away; draw　 D. carry to; reach

16. Not everybody attending the meeting agreed to the suggestion ______ by the chairman.

A. put up　　 B. put on　 C. put forward　 D. put out

15. －Would you like to go to the Grand Theatre with me tonight?

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A .Yes, I’d like to go to the Grand Theatre.

B. I’d like to, but I have an exam tomorrow.

C. No, I won’t.

D .That’s right.

14. They were 　　　　at the 　　　　child, for he was so addicted to the Internet that he stayed up till 12 o’clock every night.

A. disappointed; disappointed　　 B. disappointing; disappointing

C. disappointed; disappointing　 D. disappointing; disappointed

13. The teacher _____ his students______ five groups.

A divided…into　　 B. separated…from

C. separated…into…　　 D. divided…from

12. Electric trains have now _______ steam trains in England.

A. taken place　 B. taken up　 C. taken on　 D. taken the place of

11. A quarrel _________, which made him ______ his family.

A. was broken out; break away　 B. broke out; break away from

C. was broken away; break down　 D. broke down; break out

10. The element radium, ______ in the chemistry lab, gave off a faint blue light.

A. discovered　　　 B. to be discovered　 C. to discover　 D. discovering

9. I feel it is your husband who _______ for the spoiled child.

A. is to blame　　　　　　　　　 B. is going to blame

C. is to be blamed　　　　　　　 D. should blame

8. These articles are written in simple language, _____ makes it easy to read.

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