17. After the flood, no house in the village _________.

A. left standing　　　　　 B. was left to stand　　　

C. was remained standing　 D. remained standing

16. The seaside here draws a lot of tourists every summer. Warm sunshine and soft sands make ______ it is.

A. what　　　　　 B. which　　　 C. how　　　　 D. where

15. The president’s speech was ________ boring; it was, in fact, rather inspiring and interesting.

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

14. If you are planning to spend your money having fun this week, better______ it--- You’ve got some big bills coming.

A. forget　　　 　B. forgot　　　　 C. forgetting　　　 D. to forget

13. It is not who is right but what is right _____ is of importance.

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

12. ----Are you happy with this laboratory?

　 ----Not a little. We can’t have _________.

A. a worse one　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a nicer one　　　

C. such a worse one　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. such a nicer one

11. Jason has been preparing carefully for his English examination so that he could be sure of passing it at his first __________

A. purpose　　　　 B. desire　　　 C. intention　　　　 D. attempt

10. ---Have you handed in your schoolwork yet?

　 ---Yes, I have. I guess it _____ no

A. has graded　　 B. is graded　　　 C. is being graded　　　 D. is grading

9. ---How many people are still leading　 _____ life under _____ poverty line in the world?

　 ----Perhaps one fourth, according to the report.

A. the;/　　　 B. a; the　　　 C. a; a　　　 D. /; the

8. The poor young man is ready to accept _______ help he can get.

A. whichever　　　 B. however　　　　 C. whatever　　　　 D. whenever