17. Housing sales are 　　　　in some of the hardest-hit markets.　

　　　　　 A. picking out　　 B. picking up　　 C. picked up　　 D. picked out　

16. 　　　hands with Obama ,the college students ,　　 in the first row , felt extremely　　 .

　　　　　 　A. Shaking, seated, excited　　 　B. Shaken, sitting, excited

C. Shaken , seated ,exciting　　 　D. Shaking, sitting exciting

15. Most people will find it safe to surf the internet ______ they visit the illegal network .　

　　　 A. why　　　　 B. how　　　　　 C. unless　　　　 D. where

14. The famous scientist Qian Xuesen passed away in November, _______is really a great loss to our country.　

　　　 A. who　　　　 B. which　　　　 C. what 　　　　D. that

13. Liu xiang is reported to 　　　　three champions since he 　　　his foot injury this year.

A. win, recover from　　　　　　 　B. have won, recovered　

C. have 　won , recovered from　　　 D. win, recover

12.――Jack was knocked down by a car and sent to the hospital.

　 ――God! I_________, I_______ this evening.

　　　 A. didn’t know, will see him　 　　　B. don’t know, 　will see him

　　　 C. didn’t know, am going to see him 　D. don’t know, 　am going to see him　　

11.――Have all of you listened to the speech ?

――Yeah. Every boy and girl in the area　　　　 invited.

A. were　 B. have been　　 C. has been　　　 D. was

10. 　All was perfect for the party _____ the weather.

A. but　 　　 　B. besides　 　C. apart from　 D. except for

9. ――Is China Daily ____ here at your book stall?

　 ――Sorry, it has been sold out.

A. suitable 　 B. available　 C. precious　 　D. convenient

8. _____ wants to be admitted to university must devote himself or herself to　　 .

A. Anyone, review　 　　　B. The one, reviewing 　

C. Whoever, reviewing　 　　D. Who, review