17、When she first arrived in China, she wondered what the future might have_____ for her, but now all her worries are gone.

A. in need           B. in time      C. in preparation      D. in store

16、The young man made a _________to his parents that he would try to earn his own living after graduation.

A. prediction      B. promise     C. plan     D. contribution

15、The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly________.

A. atmosphere         B. state        C. situation        D. phenomenon

14、Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still __________the traditional customs.

A. perform            B. possess       C. observe          D. support

13、As nobody here knows what is wrong with the machine, we must send for an engineer to ___the problem.

A. handle             B. raise        C. face           D. present

12、The teacher stressed again that the students should not ___________any important details while retelling the story.

A. bring out         B. let out             C. leave out    D. make out

11、In modern times, people have to learn to ________all kinds of pressure although they are leading a comfortable life.

A. keep with          B. stay with           C. meet with       D. live with

10、The present situation is very complex, so I think it will take me some time to _______its reality.

A. make up           B. figure out         C. look through      D. put off

9、In those days, our _____concern was to provide people who were stopped by the snow storm with food and health care.

A. normal            B. constant            C. permanent          D. primary