17、Studies show that the things that contribute most to a sense of happiness cannot be bought, _________ a good family life, friendship and work satisfaction.

A．as for                         B．such as               C．in case of            D．in view of

16、We tried to find out the prison governor’s opinion on this matter, but he was not ___ for comment.

A．available    B．potential    C．sensitive   D．ridiculous

15、The man to whom we handed the forms pointed out that they had not been _________ filled in.

A．regularly   B．eventually  C．properly    D．enthusiastically

14、She was so _________ in her job that she didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door.

A．attracted   B．absorbed   C．drawn      D．concentrated

13、It is _______ impossible to find a good educational computer program in this part of the city.

A．hardly       B．merely      C．nearly       D．ever

12、We all wanted to know what _________ the terrible earthquake in Wenchuan. 

A．come across    B．bring about       C．become of       D．set out

11、It’s hard to live in a big city when prices of supplies keep going up. So some men drink alcohol to lose their _______.

A．temper      B．manners    C．pressures  D．mood

10、Everything we eat and drink contains some salt; we can meet the body’s need for it from natural sources without _________ to the salt bottle.

A．contributing                B．adapting              C．turning                D．reacting

9、She was so convincing that we were completely _________ by what she said. 

A．gone through    B．called off  C．caught up D．taken in

8、根据括号内的汉语提示, 用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

1．_________________________ (她突然想到) money couldn’t make up for all that Bob had suffered in the past five years. (occur)

2．Sorry, I’m late. I _____________________________ (可能是关掉了) the alarm. (turn)

3．When asked _____________________________ (她是否后悔没有救她自己的儿子), she said she made the choice without regret. (regret) 

4．I’m moving to the countryside because the air there is ____________ (比城市里的空气新鲜得多). (fresh) 

5．I _________________________ (本打算帮助你), but I got caught in the traffic. (mean, help)

6．The more careful you are in the exam, _____________________ (你犯的错就会越少). (make)

7．_____________________________ (所作的报道) recently has drawn close attention from the government. (what, report)

8．I _________________________ (敢肯定) he is a promising pianist. (doubt)  

9．If he had gone to see the doctor earlier, he _________________________ (就不会病倒). (fall)  

10．If you keep your word, it goes without saying that he __________ (明天很可能会来). (likely)