17、_______ some time in Pairs ________ his dream because he really wants to see the Eiffel Tower.

A．Spend; is                B．Spending; is      C．Spend; are                     D．Spending; are

16、In China, you are supposed to shake hands with each other when you meet _______ the first time.

A．to             B．by            C．for           D．with

15、Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian are famous basketball players _________ are playing in NBA at present.

A．whose      B．which       C．what D．who

14、My father __________ smoke a lot but now he has given it up.

A．used to     B．was used to      C．got used to       D．was used for

13、By the time I got to school, I realized that I __________ my dictionary at home.

A．had left     B．have left    C．left    D．has left

12、Qingzang Railway ____ two years ago. Now more and more people enjoy going to Tibet by train.

A．is built      B．has been built   C．was built   D．will be built

11、---We are planning to __________ a student volunteer center this term.

---Good idea!

A．look up     B．set up      C．clean up    D．cheer up

10、Chinese are very _______ about the ______ news that Beijing will hold the 2008 Olympic Games.

A．exciting; exciting         B．exciting; excited  C．excited; exciting    D．excited; excited

9、I prefer to make some money myself because I hate to _________ money ________ others.

A．borrow; from   B．borrow; to              C．lend; to     D．lend; from

8、---What is the head teacher like, do you know?

---She is very kind __________ she looks very serious.

A．because    B．so     C．though      D．or