17、―Please tell Bruce he has won the first prize in the maths contest.  

―_____! He never did so well before.  

A. Congratulations                                                     B. Good luck  

C. That’s right                                                        D. What a good surprise  

16、 Bread and butter _____ for breakfast in many Chinese homes nowadays but things were different 20 years ago.  

A. serve                       B. is served                   C. has served                D. are served  

15、The next morning he told me he was much better but I was still full of doubts about his health condition _____ I could not tell him about.  

A. that                          B. in which                   C. where                      D. whether  

14、 A study shows that students living in non-smoking dormitories are less likely to _____ the habit of smoking.  

A. make up                   B. turn up                     C. draw up                   D. pick up  

13、―Hurry, John!  

―Oh, damn! Both my legs are nearly to give out. I _____ for hours.  

A. had walked               B. walked                     C. have been walking    D. am walking  

12、―Helen, will you come to the party tonight?  

―Yes, but I really       as I have so much homework to do and there will be an exam next week.  

A. shouldn’t                  B. mustn’t                    C. can’t                        D. won’t  

11、Young _____ he is, he knows clearly what career he wants to follow in the future.  

A. although                   B. even if                      C. as                            D. even  

10、He was walking along the beach, occasionally _____ down to pick up a seashell.  

A. to bend                           B. bending                    C. bent                         D. having bent  

9、Books are the most important records we keep _____ man’s thoughts, ideas and feelings.  

A. for                            B. up                      C. on                     D. of  

8、 My aunt, _____ easy-going old lady, did gave us _____ great surprise when she lost her temper at the family party yesterday.  

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