17、The young couple have been admitted into a badminton club of late, where they can enjoy all the benefits and _________ of club membership．

A．charges        B．procedures            C．privileges           D．circumstances

16、Jenny suggested our going on an outing to the countryside next weekend, but the rest didn’t sound very _________ about the idea．

A．a(chǎn)nxious          B．enthusiastic         C．cautious         D．secure

15、The newcomer to the TV station has just started her own programme, which deals with subjects as _________ as pop music and ancient Greek drama．

A．a(chǎn)ccurate        B．familiar             C．desperate          D．diverse

14、At that very moment my mind went completely _________ and I forgot what I was supposed to be doing．

A．efficient          B．a(chǎn)bundant           C．shallow         D．blank

13、The local government has been accused of not responding _________ to the needs of the homeless in the flood-stricken area．

A．constantly        B．a(chǎn)ppropriately           C．gradually         D．selfishly

12、After hours of searching, their patience was ________ and they found what they were looking for．

A．calculated        B．confirmed         C．rewarded           D．evaluated

11、Despite the fact that all three teams ________ different approaches to the problem, they were all immediate successes．

A．a(chǎn)dopted         B．a(chǎn)cquired         C．a(chǎn)dapted           D．a(chǎn)ccumulated

10、It is reported that the government has _________ the outbreak of violence by sending a large group of soldiers to police the area．

A．gone for         B．reacted to           C．a(chǎn)ppealed to         D．made for

9、The study of natural history is not something to be left to biologists．In fact, their capacity _________ the time they can spend away from their offices is very limited．

A．in terms of            B．in view of            C．in favour of          D．in search of

8、When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous．She was certainly not afraid of the dark．  1  , it was only a 15-minute ride home．But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so   2  ．

       As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly   3   cold — very cold．Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride．

       With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move   4   that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her．She stopped by the road．The big black car also   5  ．Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down．Alice held her breath．In the soft light inside the car, something   6  ．Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady．“Hello, dear,” said the old lady．“I need   7  ．I’m afraid I’m lost．I need to find the nearest airport．I must be there in the next five minutes．”

       “Airport? You   8   are lost,” Alice said．“You need to go back five kilometers   9   you reach the T-junction．Turn left and   10   for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway．From there, just follow the   11   to the airport．But I’m afraid there’s no   12   you’ll get there in five minutes!”

       “Thank you very much, dear,” replied the old lady．“Don’t worry — I’ll   13   in time．”

       The   14   moved up and the car started off．A little way ahead, it   15   and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice．But then, something  16   happened．The car began changing．First, its color   17   from black to silvery-grey．Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward,   18   just above the ground．As the car   19   into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly．With a faint whistling   20  , the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…

1．A．Therefore             B．Besides                C．However            D．Otherwise

2．A．curious                B．excited                C．brave                  D．stubborn

3．A．proved                 B．seemed                C．fell                      D．grew

4．A．forward               B．a(chǎn)round                C．a(chǎn)side                   D．backward

5．A．stayed                  B．stopped               C．a(chǎn)rrived                D．started

6．A．gathered                B．moved                 C．dropped              D．existed

7．A．help                      B．water                 C．rest                    D．gas

8．A．necessarily            B．certainly             C．basically              D．normally

9．A．if                          B．a(chǎn)s                      C．unless                D．until

10．A．drive                   B．march                C．follow                 D．walk

11．A．guidance             B．signs                   C．notices                D．a(chǎn)ddress

12．A．way                   B．room                   C．time                    D．doubt

13．A．finish it               B．get it                   C．make it                D．have it

14．A．wheel                 B．window               C．headlight             D．door

15．A．continued           B．rushed                 C．turned                 D．passed

16．A．sensitive             B．strange                C．imaginable           D．horrible

17．A．a(chǎn)ppeared             B．developed            C．spread                 D．faded

18．A．floating               B．rolling                 C．drawing              D．flashing

19．A．returned             B．pointed                C．broke                  D．rose

20．A．voice                  B．tune                    C．sound                 D．tone