17. ______ ,the building gave us a deep impression.

A. Designing beautifully 　B. Beautifully designed

C. Design beautifully 　D. Beautifully designing

16. --Did you have a talk with Tom? 　--No. I was trying to_____ a chance to do so, but I failed.

A. seize 　B. grasp 　C. form 　D. catch

15. Only by practising a few hours every day____ be able to master the English language.

A. you can B. can you C. you will D. will you

14. The family usually ____ up their dinner ____ ice cream.

A. end; at B. ends; for C. end; of D. end; with

13. As a ____ of fact, talking to a friend is nice but being alone is also enjoyable.

A. thing B. business C. matter D. affair

12. A lot of things ____ to be impossible in the past are very common now.

A. considering B. considered C. to be considered D. were considered

11. I believe that's the best way to stop such a thing ____ .

A. to happen B. happens C. happened D. from happening

10. Never shall I forget how my family____ to send me to Beijing University.

A. tried B. managed C. succeeded D. afforded

9. They have been in Hawaii ____ the end of the war.

A. since B. at C. by D. in

8. Everyone is waiting for the exciting time when the chairman will ___the results of the election.

A. declare B. tell C. report D. deliver