17. --- Tom said that you still _______ him ￡40.

　 --- But I remember paying him back.

A. charge　　　　　 　B. offer　　　　　　 C. owe　　　 　　D. borrow

16. Mary’s heart broke at the scene in the film _____ the slaves were beaten to death by the slave owners.

A. why　　　　　　 　B. how　　　　　　 C. of which　 　　D. in which

15. In the modern world, ads are everywhere! It’s true that some ads can be very useful; _________ , some ads can make people buy what they don’t need at all.

A. instead of　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　B. in other words

C. on the other hand　　　　　　　　　 　　　D. such as

14. The man who thought of ____ a gas engine with wheels was the inventor of the car.

A. comparing　　　 　B. competing　　　　 C. combining　　 　D. connecting

13. _______ drawing pictures, the job calls for skills and patience as well.

A. As for　　　　　 　B. As regards　　　　 C. As to　　 　　D. As with

12.--- I reminded you not to forget the meeting.

　--- _________ . But I did forget.

A. So did you　　　 　　B. So you did　　　　 C. So I did　　　 D. So do I

11. I don’t know what to do after graduation. I _____ college in half a year.

A. leave　　　　　　 　B. am leaving　　　 C. left　 　　　　　D. have left

10. Lucy: Have you seen this English film?

　 --- What did Lucy say?

　 --- ____________ .

A.　　　 She asked us whether we had seen that English film

B.　　　 She told us if we had seen this English film

C.　　　 She asked us if we have seen this English film

D.　　　 She asked us whether we have seen that English film

9. You can’t imagine what difficulty we had ______ home in the snowstorm.

A. walked　　　　　　 　B. walk　　　　　 C. to walk　　　 　D. walking

8. Zou Shimin, the gold medalist in the Beijing Olympics in 2008, visited the students in a school in Guiyang, _____ he showed them how to box.

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