17.Many graduates in China do their best to go abroad to seek their.
A. fate B. chance C. luck D. fortune
16.This research has attracted wide _______ coverage and has featured on BBC television’s Tomorrow’s World.
A. message B. information
C. media D. data
15.That ______ makes the heart grow fonder means the being away from someone you love makes you love them more.
A. presence B. absence C. shortage D. lack
14. The task wasn’t worth our efforts at all. It made little ______ no matter how hard we worked.
A. effect B. use C. result D. difference
13. To make members Of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their _____ and weaknesses.
A. strengths B. benefits C. techniques D. values
12.The sudden earthquake caused great ________ to people’s property(财产), which will take them a long time to recover.
A. damage B. destruction C. loss D. harm
11. Last year I lost my job, which was the start of a run of bad .
A. temper B. behavior C. luck D. situation
10. The opening ______ of 2008 the Beijing Olympics, which was held in the national stadium called Bird’s Nest, was a feast for the eyes.
A. exhibition B. ceremony C. form D. scene
9. After the car accident, police immediately came to the ______ to keep order.
A. sight B. view C. scene D. sign
8. Remember that it makes a bad ______ if you're late.
A. custom B. action C. comment D. impression