17、News reports say peace talks between the two countries have         with no agreement reached．

A．broken down        B．broken out         C．broken in            D．broken up

16、Peter has been busy these days and seldom _________ to come over to have a chat with me．

A．doesn’t he have time                B．does he have time

C．he has time                          D．he hasn’t time

15、_______not to be late for the meeting，we arrived forty minutes _______ the required time，but after _____seemed hours of waiting，we were informed the meeting had been canceled．

A．So as; ahead of; what               B．In order; ahead of; what

C．So as; in advance of; it                 D．In order; ahead of; it

14、He has a habit of keeping his arms ______ when talking to others，which I personally think _____impolite to his audience．

A．to be folded; it       B．being folded; X      C．folded; it       D．folded; X

13、Please read the _______ on the bottle and take the right amount of medicine．

A．explanations          B．descriptions             C．instructions          D．introductions

12、As young people，we mustn’t ______ the good traditions _____ from one generation to another．

A．catch sight of; passing down                        B．lose the sight of; passing down

C．lose sight of; passed down                          D．catch the sight of; passed down

11、_____ that Marie was able to set up new branches elsewhere．

A．So successful her business was                  B．So successful was her business

C．So her business was successful              D．So was her successful business

10、In case of emergency，whether knowing how to apply first aid or not really ________ in matters concerning wounds like swollen wrists，broken arms，burns，cuts，and so on．

A．makes difference                                            B．makes a difference

C．makes differences                                           D．makes different

9、The flowers his friend gave him will die unless ______ every day．

A．watered         B．watering         C．water        D．to water

8、My sister and I grew up in a little village in England．Our father was a struggling  1  ，but I always knew he was  2   ．He never criticized us，but used  3    to bring out our best．He’d say，“If you pour water on flowers，they flourish．If you don’t give them water，they die．” I  4   as a child I said something   5  about somebody，and my father said，“   6   time you say something unpleasant about somebody else，it’s a reflection of you．” He explained that if I looked for the best  7  people，I would get the best  8  ．From then on I’ve always tried to  9 the principle in my life and later in running my company．

Dad’s also always been very  10  ．At 15，I started a magazine．It was  11  a great deal of my time，and the headmaster of my school gave me a 12 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine．

I decided to leave，and Dad tried to prevent me from my decision， 13   any good father would．When he realized I had made up my mind，he said，“Richard，when I was 23，my dad  14  me to go into law．And I’ve  15   regretted it．I wanted to be a biologist，  16  I didn’t pursue my  17  ．You know what you want．Go fulfill it．”

As  18   turned out，my little publication went on to become Student，a national  19   for young people in the U．K．．My wife and I have two children，and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad  20  me．

1．A．biologist              B．manager                  C．lawyer                    D．gardener

2．A．strict                        B．honest                    C．special                    D．learned

3．A．praise                       B．courage                  C．power                    D．warmth

4．A．think                        B．imagine                   C．remember               D．guess

5．A．unnecessary              B．unkind                    C．unimportant            D．unusual

6．A．Another                    B．Some                      C．Any                        D．Other

7．A．on                            B．in                           C．at                           D．about

8．A．in case                            B．by turns                  C．by chance               D．in return

9．A．revise                       B．set                          C．review                    D．follow

10．A．understanding          B．experienced             C．serious                   D．demanding

11．A．taking up                 B．making up               C．picking up               D．keeping up

12．A．suggestion              B．decision                  C．notice                     D．choice

13．A．and                        B．as                           C．even if                    D．as if

14．A．helped                    B．allowed                   C．persuaded               D．suggested

15．A．always                    B．never                      C．seldom                   D．almost

16．A．rather                     B．but                         C．for                         D．therefore

17．A．promise                  B．task                        C．belief                      D．dream

18．A．this                        B．he                          C．it                            D．that

19．A．newspaper                     B．magazine                 C．program                 D．project

20．A．controlled               B．comforted               C．reminded                D．raised