17．The students live in a dormitory _____ the windows are covered with beautiful pictures．（　　）

A．

whose

B．

which

C．

of whose

D．

of which

16．Not until I dropped off from school ____ how much time I had wasted．（　　）

	A．	didn't I realize		B．	did I realize
	C．	I didn't realize		D．	I realized

15．Only by shouting at the top of his voice______．（　　）

	A．	he was able to make himself hear
	B．	he was able to make himself heard
	C．	was he able to make himself heard
	D．	was he able to make himself hearing

14．_______that he still cannot make himself understood．（　　）

	A．	So clearly he speaks English
	B．	So clearly does he speak English
	C．	Clearly as he speaks English
	D．	He speaks English clearly

13．While many Chinese students struggle to earn a high score in English，how do UK teenagers perform in their foreign language classes？
As part of the European Survey on Language Ability，teenagers in 14 different（16）European（Europe） countries were tested on their ability to use the first foreign language they（17）were taught（teach） in school．For most English people，that language was French．
The results，（18）whichwas released（发布） last month，suggest that English teenagers are among the worst in Europe at（19）learning（learn） foreign languages．
The study，conducted by the UK's National Foundation for Educational Research，found the fact（20）thatnine in ten pupils in England could，at best，understand short，simple texts．And on listening，93 percent（21）ofEnglish pupils could only understand simple phrases and expressions related to areas such as（22）personal（person） information，shopping and geography．
To address the issue，the UK government announced last year（23）thatall primary school children aged 7 and above will be required to learn （24）aforeign language．
Currently，about one out of 10 state primary schools offer no language lessons and a further 20 percent only offer（25）themto certain year groups，according to The Telegraph．

12．They were very busy every day，andtherefore（因此）they could not spare time for the party．

11．He lost hisbalance（平衡）and fell onto the ground while standing on one foot．

10．Her heart wasslightly（稍微地）damaged as a result of her long illness．

9．We are aware that masteringadvanced（先进）technology is necessary to do a good job．

8．His remarks showed that hemisunderstood（误解）what I had just said．