17、All the Chinese people are expecting the government’s four-thousand-billion financial plan ____ around the country, _____ to improve the current economic situation．

A．carried out, intending                        B．being carried out, intended

C．to be carried out, intending                   D．to be carried out, intended

16、The largest collection ever found in England was one of about 200,000 silver coins, _____ over 600 years old．

A．a(chǎn)ll of which         B．a(chǎn)ll of it           C．a(chǎn)ll of that          D．a(chǎn)ll of them

15、Joined by their friends, Troy and Cabrella staged a musical _____ their experiences, hopes and fears about the future．

A．reflecting                                       B．reflected

C．being reflected                                  D．having reflected

14、It is reported that there will be a heavy rain tomorrow; _____ the hike would be put off．

A．in any case           B．in which case         C．in this case       D．in no case

13、----- Oh, my goodness! My laptop must have got stolen．

----- But where _____ a thief have entered the house with all the doors and windows still locked?

A．should              B．could          C．dare               D．did

12、_____ you have a healthy diet, you can reduce its benefits by bad eating habits．

A．Just as        B．In case        C．Even if            D．Now that

11、Mr.．Barret doesn’t think that all bad language should be allowed．In his opinion, there are _____ that should be kept up．

A．degrees        B．levels       C．limits       D．standards

10、Mr.．Barret doesn’t think that all bad language should be allowed．In his opinion, there are _____ that should be kept up．

A．degrees        B．levels       C．limits       D．standards

9、---- Hi, Vera, have you checked the account yet?

---- Certainly, I ______ it five times even though you told me to do it twice．

A．checked                                          B．will have checked

C．have been checking                          D．had checked

8、----- Sorry to keep you waiting for long．I’ll make short work of this．

----- _____．I’m not in a hurry．

A．Take it easy                                            B．Take your time

C．Not at all                                                D．Do as you like