17．----______ that he managed to get the information?

　　 ----Oh, a friend of his helped him.

　　 A．Where was it　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．What was it

　　 C．Why was it　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．How was it　

16．The two brothers decided to hold a family party to _____ their parents’ silver wedding

A. welcome　　　　　 　 B. congratulate　　　　　 C. observe　　　　　　 　 D. memorize

15．Computers now allow searches of fingerprint files to match a print at a crime 　　　　　.

　　　 A．sign　　　　　　　　　　 B．sight　　　　　　　　　 C．mark　　　　　　　　　 D． scene

14．The bus went on slowly, ________ every now and then to take people in．

　 A．to stop　　　　　　　　 B．stopping　　　　　　　 C．to have stopped　　 D．stopped

13．Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity____ sight matters more than hearing.

　 　 A．where　　　　　　　　 B．whose　　　　　　　　 C．which 　　　　　　　　 D．when

12．We haven’t settled the question of _____ it is necessary for him to study abroad.

　 　　 A. if　 　　　　　　　　　 B．whether　　 　　　　 C．where　 　　　　　　 D．that

11．The global economic slowdown _______ millions of guest workers jobless has caused thousands of firms to close down this year.

　　　 A． left　　　　　 　 B． having left　　 　 C． to leave　 　　　　　 D． leaving

10．----Believe it or not, I passed the driving test at the first attempt yesterday.

　　 ----Great! But remember you can never be_____ careful when driving a car in the street.

A. enough　 　 　　　 　B.　too　 　 　　 　 　　　　　　　 C. rather 　 　 　　 　　 D. quite

9．The number 5.12 is a special number, ______, I think, that will be remembered

by all the people in Sichuan Province.　

　　　 A． what　　　 　　 B． one　　　 　　　 C． which　 　　　　　 D．it

8．The young man ______ his wet clothes on the grass to dry them in the sun.

　 A．settled　　　　　　　　 B．hung　　　　　　　　　 C．opened 　　　　　　　 D．spread