17、---When will you be leaving for your planned holiday in Hawaii?

---It’s      .I won’t be free until my training is over.

A．out of the question                 B．without question

C．out of question                      D．beyond question

16、Since young I      .about all the suffering in the world，and wondering why this is so.

A．had thought                         B．am thinking                  

C．have been thinking                   D．have thought

15、Drivers who use mobile phones on      road are more likely to have      accidents，a science report said recently.

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

14、When asked to move away，the other three      but Rosa was unwilling to do so.

A．submitted        B．adopted      C．confirmed        D．registered

13、One way to know      techniques to use is to study the techniques      good readers use and then adopt them in your own reading.

A．that；what       B．if；what    C．what；that   D．that；if

11、We don’t keep winning games _______ we keep playing well.

A. because                       B. unless                     C. when                     D. while

10、Don’t worry if you can’t come to _______ party.

--- I’ll save ________ cake for you.

A. the ; some                    B. a ; much                 C. the ; any                 D. a ; little

9、_______ is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy.

A. As                          B. That                       C. This                          D. It

8、When ______ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.

A. compared                    B. being compare  C. comparing                   D. having compared