17、Who do you think will take ______office next month and be in______charge of the government work?

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

16、–Ouch! You hurt me!

–I am sorry. But I _______ any harm. I ________ to drive a rat out.

A. didn’t mean; tried                                         B. don’t mean; trying    

C. haven’t meant; tried                                      D. didn’t mean; was trying

15、Ma Yingjiu, chairman of Chinese Kuomingtang, expressed his thought to the media ________the cross-straits would be united in time.

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

14、You should take a few days ________ work; you’re not looking at all well.

A. of                            B. from                        C. off                           D. at

13、This is just one of the cases ________ the weak may defeat the strong.

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

12、–Would you like me to make these calls for you?

–________. I should have made them a while ago, but I have been at meeting all day.

A. I’d really appreciate it.                                  B. Thanks. I can manage it.

C. It’s a piece of cake.                                      D. Take it easy, please.

11、These goods are ________ for export, though a few of them may be sold on the home market.

A. mainly                      B. totally                       C. necessarily               D. exactly

10、________Miss Yang appears extremely cheerful in public, she is in fact leading a very unhappy life.

A. Since                       B. As                           C. When                       D. While

9、The advantage human beings have to _________ the rare animals on the snowy mountain is worth discussing.

A. do with                    B. play with                  C. have on                    D. take of

8、_______existed some doubt among the students as to whether an English teacher should organize teaching totally in English.

A. It                             B. What                        C. That                        D. There