17、He completely recovered from his big failure and was determined to build a new life out of the

        of his career．

A．advantage       B．ruins          C．efforts          D．imagination

16、They offered a lot of useful information for your report．I can understand how          you must be feeling now．

A．frightened          B．upset            C．grateful         D．curious

15、According to our teacher, we should take detailed notes in class because they are more      than our memory．

A．active            B．reliable           C．honest         D．stubborn

14、More people are beginning to buy things through the Internet．Do you think shopping online will

          take the place of shopping in stores?

A．especially         B．frequently           C．finally             D．properly

13、The house, which is large and is surrounded by trees and flowers, is           what she desires．

A．directly           B．exactly        C．gradually            D．extremely

12、We’re well prepared for the given subjects of the speech competition．What          me now is our lack of preparation for the change．

A．commands           B．concerns          C．interests            D．injures

11、Running from Gansu province to Hebei province, the Great Wall is ___________ as one of the eight wonders in the world．

A．forecast           B．realized            C．recognized            D．supposed

10、The sad mother           crying when the reporter asked about her son’s death in the big fire．

A．burst out           B．burst into          C．put out             D．put up

9、The local people sent the soldiers a silk flag as a（n）            of thanks for helping them rebuild their home after the disaster． 

A．expression                B．identity           C．honour             D．congratulation