17．You didn’t bother me.________ ,I like your company.

　 　A．In other words　　 　　 B．On the contrary　 　　 C．For one thing 　D．On the other hand

16．-- I’m sorry the traffic is so heavy.

　 　-- Does that _____ why you are so late?

A．come across　 　　　 B． believe in　　 　　　　 C．focus on　　　 D．account for

15．Being a disabled man, he has difficulty ________________

A．earning livings　 　　　　 B．earning his living 　C．to earn livings 　D．to earn his living

14．The mother was trembling with anger. She _____ her son and said nothing.

A．looked at　　 　 B．stared at　　 　　 C．glared at　　 　　 D．glanced at

13．-- Shall I help you with the heavy box?

　 　-- Thank you._________

A．It couldn’t be better.　　 　　　 B．Of course　 　　　　 C．If you like　 　　　 D．It’s up to you

12．The best thing to do is to limit yourself to 1,000 calories a day to try to _____

A．lose weight　 　　 B．lose your weight　 　　 C．lose weights 　　　　　　 D．lose the weight

11．You’re _______ a lie. More than one man has known about it.

A．speaking　　 　　　 B．talking　　 　　　　 C．saying　　 　　　　 D．telling

10．-- ____ he start at once or wait for a while?

-- Let him start at once.

A．Will　 　　　　　 B．Would　 　　　　　 C．Can　 　　　　　　　 D．Shall

9．Where is my watch? I _______ it.

A．might lose　　 　　　 B．must have lost　 　　　 C．would have lost　　 D．should lost

8．This memorial was built ______ those heroes who laid down their lives for the liberation of

the black.

A．in memory of　 　　 B．in the honor of　　 　　 C．in favor of　 　　　 D．in search of