Although I had read the book assigned by the professor several times, it didn’t make any______ to me.

A. meaning                   B. importance               C. sense                 D. significance

Some friends tried to settle the quarrel between Mr. and Mrs. Brown without hurting the feeling of        , but failed .

       A．none                  B．either                 C．both                    D．neither

She got married although her parents had not given her their _____.

   A. allowance    B. consent    C. permit    D. appreciation

John is one of the staff members who ___to be sent abroad for further study.

A.     is going  B. are going  C. have been going  D. has been going.

Radium salts, which have been found to _____ in bones, give rise to cancers of the bone.

             A. pile up       B. build up      C. keep up      D. pull up

Roses are quite _____ flowers in English gardens.

   A. ordinary    B. common    C. usual    D. general

How can we get this language point _____ to the students.

   A. down    B. round    C. across    D. into

It was a great _____ for him to be pleasant to people he didn't like.

A. attempt    B. trouble   C. power    D. effort

17. Jane was disappointed that most of the guests   

  when she_____at the party.

  A. left; had arrived       B. left; arrived

  C. had left; had arrived   D. had left; arrived

17. ----What do you think of the film we saw last night?

   ----I feel ______ that the film is well worth seeing once more.

 A. strong  B. strongly  C. hardly  D. bad