17. The company’s profit fell _____ in the first three months in 2009 because of the global financial problem.

A. automatically　 B. narrowly　 C. roughly　　 D. sharply

16. I’m stuck with this problem; you may ask ______ knows better than I.

A. anyone　 B. no matter who　　 C. who　 D. whoever

15. After a long journey across the whole country from north to south, they found themselves_____ as well as their clothes．

A. picked out　　 　 B. called out　　 　 C. run out　 　 　D. worn out　　　

14. ---Did you invite Kacy to your party?

---I would like ______, but I was too busy and forgot to call her.

A. to have　 B. to invite her　　 C. inviting her D. having invited her

13. ---Who could have imagined that Barack Obama, a black boy brought up by his white grandparents, would become the President of the USA?

---Well, I don’t think it any wonder. ______.

A. Birds of a feather flock together.　

B. Like father, like son.

C. Every dog has its day.　　　　　　

D. The early bird catches the worm.

12. You may cancel the disk check but it is strongly recommended that you ________.

A. continue　　　　 B. will continue　　　 C. continued　　 D. must continue

11. While these were good students，_______ had a score above 60．

A．someone　　　　 B．none　　　　 C．everyone　　 D．no one

10. With that calm and _____ expression of hers, our anxiety almost disappeared into thin air.

A. confusing　　 B. determined　 C. opposing　　 　 D. confused

9. The revolutionary system of farming, said the Israeli government spokesman, was one_____ he believed could change the face of modern agriculture.

A. that　　　　 　　　 B. how　　　　　　 　 C. /　　　 　 D. what

8. His life is in such a mess as leads to _____ in an unpleasant cycle.

A. him caught 　 　　　　　　　B. his being caught 　　　 　

C. him to be caught 　　　　　D. his catching