17、This is the place _____ the foreign guests are going to visit．

A．不填          B．where         C．what         D．when

16、_______ students are required to take part in the boat race．

A．Ten strong young Chinese                 B．Ten Chinese strong young

C．Chinese ten young strong                   D．Young strong ten Chinese

15、You don’t need to describe her．I ____ her several times．

A．had met        B．have met         C．met         D．meet

14、They have got as ____ as we have so far．

A．many equipment                       B．much equipments

C．many equipments                       D．much equipment

13、The _____my father is, the more worried my mother gets．

A．busiest          B．busy          C．busily          D．busier

12、After that, he became known ___ an excellent dancer, but actually he sang better than danced．

A．a(chǎn)t         B．for          C．to         D．a(chǎn)s

11、----May I have your ___ to leave a little earlier?

---Of course, but you should come back tomorrow by 8 o’ clock．

A．permission      B．conclusion        C．encouragement       D．suggestion

10、My glasses cost me ___ the last pair I bought．

A．three times                                       B．three times as much as

C．three times more as                           D．three times as many as

9、Gorge is organized, easy-going, hard-working and intelligent．____, I can’t speak too highly of him．

A．In other words      B．In a word       C．On the other hand       D．As a result

8、I am my mother’s third child．When I was born, her doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was __1__, below the elbow（肘部）．Then he gave her some __2__:“Don’t treat her any __3__ from the other girls．Demand more．” And she __4__!

My mother had to work to __5__ our family．There were five girls in our family and we all had to __6__．Once when I was about seven, I came out of the __7__,“Mom, I can’t peel （削……皮） potatoes．I only have one hand．“You get back to peel those potatoes, and don’t ever use that as a（n） __8__ for anything again!” Of course I could peel potatoes with my good hand, while holding them down with my __9__ arm．There was always a __10__ , and Mom knew it, “If you try hard __11__,” she ‘d say, “you can do anything．”

Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bars（高低杠）．When it was my turn, I __12__ my head．Some kids __13__ ．I went home crying．After work the next afternoon, Mom __14__ me back to the school ground．“ Now, __15__ up with your right arm”, she advised．She stood by __16__ I practiced, and she __17__ me when I made progress．I’ll never forget the __18__ time I was crossing the bars．The kids were standing there with their mouths open．

It was the way with everything．When I __19__ I can’t handle things, I see Mom’s smile again．She had the heart to __20__ anything．And she taught me I could, too．

1．A．missing                    B．broken                    C．diseased                  D．short

2．A．warning                    B．medicine                 C．help                        D．a(chǎn)dvice

3．A．badly                        B．differently               C．well                        D．normally

4．A．did                           B．refused                   C．cried                      D．was

5．A．care                         B．help                        C．support                   D．feed

6．A．pay attention             B．work out                 C．carry out                D．help out

7．A．kitchen                     B．bedroom                 C．house                     D．school

8．A．idea                          B．change                    C．excuse                    D．explanation

9．A．lost                          B．other                      C．next                       D．longer

10．A．chance                   B．way                        C．time                       D．success

11．A．enough                   B．too                         C．a(chǎn)gain                      D．often

12．A．hurt                        B．nodded                   C．shook                     D．turned

13．A．cheered                  B．whispered               C．joked                      D．laughed

14．A．drove                            B．took                       C．sent                        D．carried

15．A．pull                        B．jump                       C．stand                      D．rise

16．A．before                    B．a(chǎn)s                           C．a(chǎn)fter                       D．until

17．A．helped                    B．raised                     C．praised                   D．protected

18．A．first                        B．last                         C．wonderful               D．next

19．A．a(chǎn)dmit                      B．fear                        C．find                       D．realize

20．A．face                       B．teach                      C．learn                       D．solve