17．--         is “Lucky 52” shown on CCTV-2?

    --Every week．

A．How often                                                     B．How long

C．How soon                                                 D．How many times

16．--Now the air in our hometown is even         than it was before．

    --So we must do something to stop it．

A．dirty                   B．better                   C．worse                  D．more better

15．The fire was getting stronger and stronger and it seemed to        ．

A．lose control                                             B．be under control

C．be out of control                                      D．be controlled

14．There are too many people in the house．There isn’t enough         for us all．

A．rooms                 B．space                   C．floor                   D．ground

13．Let’s do listening         first．Listen carefully, please．

A．practicing            B．practice               C．example               D．work

12．There are          people         the street．

A．too much；on                                                  B．too much；in

C．too many；in                                             D．too many；at

11．Could you tell me what you have       mind? I think I can give you some advice      it．

A．at；about            B．in；on                 C．in；of                 D．on：on

10．Our English teacher worked late into the night,       the exams for the following weeks．

A．to be prepared                                         B．prepared

C．preparing                                                D．was preparing

9．The book          twenty passages,         two short plays．

A．contains：includes                                   B．is containing；including

C．includes；containing                                  D．contains；including

8．“Write your answers in the blank         , ”said the teacher．

A．space                   B．spaces                  C．room                   D．rooms