17. In the spring of the following year, these migrating birds return to the identical barn or tree in the identical district which they had left the ________autumn.

　 A. former　　 B. following　　 C. previous　　 D. before

16. In the west you need _________that there are times and occasions when certain types of clothes need to be worn.

　 A. aware　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to be aware

　 C. getting to know　　　 D. be aware of

15. In the face of _________failure, it is important to keep_________good state of mind.

　 A. a ; /　　　　　 B. the　 ; /　　　　　 C. / ; the　　　　 D. / ; a

14. _________you’ve passed the driving test, why not drive the car on your own?

　 A. Because　　　　 B. Since　　　 C. Now that　　 D. So long as

13. News report said that the peace talk between the two countries _________without reaching any agreement.

　 A. had broken down　　　　　　　　 B. had broken away

　 C. had broken up　　　　　 　　　　　D. had broken in

12. With a mask _________tightly over her face, it’s hard to judge whether she was satisfied with the answer.

　A. fitting　　　 B. going　　　　 C. fixing　　　 D. covering

11. We’re living in an age __________many things are done on computer.

　 A. which　　　 B. that　　　 C. whose　　　 D. when

10. There is a new problem ________in the popularity of private cars _________road conditions need to be improved.

　A. involving ; that　　　　　　　 B. involved ; that

　 C. to involve ; where　　　　　 D. to be involved; which

9. There are many cases__________students obviously know a lot of English words and expressions but couldn’t write a good essay.

　　 A. why　 　　　　　B. which　　　 C. as　　　　　　 D. where

8. The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things, _________is often the case in other countries.

　 A. as　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　 D. that