17. Some fruits ______ well in warm dry climates.

　 　 A. raise　　 　　　　　　　 B. grow　　 　　　　　　　 C. keep　　 　　　 D. plant

16. -- Hi, Mary, how are you getting on ?

　　　 -- ______________.

　　 A. No well, I’m afraid　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. Good, how are you then ?

　　 C. Very well, thanks, and you?　　　 　　　　 D. Quite good, what about you ?

15. --- Did you tell Julia about the result?

　 --- Oh, no, I forgot. I _____ here now.

　 A. will be calling　 B. will call　 C. call　 D. am to call

14. Our monitor said he was not _____ accept the hornor they had offered him.

　 A. worth　 B. worthy of　 C. worthy to　 D. worth of

13. Though he worked very hard, he didn’t achieve his aim, because he _____ high.

　 A. thought　 B. evaluated　 C. hoped　 D. aimed

12. --- Do you know where David is? I couldn’t find him anywhere.

　 --- Well. He ______ have gone far---- his coat’s still there.

　 A. shouldn’t　 B. mustn’t　 C. can’t　 D. wouldn’t

11. A special Reading Party has been held ______ Charles Dickens, a great novelist in the 19th century.

　 A. in praise of　 B. in memory of　 C. in favor of　 D. in search of

10.Kathy ______ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.

　 A. picked up　 B. took up　 C. made up　 D. turned up

9. It is his _____ experience that made him look ten years older.

　 A. trying　 B. pleasant　 C. instructive　 D .admiring

8. _____ in a white uniform, he looks more like a cook than a doctor.

　 A. Dressed　 B. To dress　 C. Dressing　 D. Having dressed