17.(　 )You shouldn’t ______ your hope. Everything will be better. (2010兰州市)

A. give up　　　 B. fix up　　　　 C. cheer up　　　 D. put up

16.(　 ) Danny did all kinds of things to make the baby ______.(2010兰州市)

A. to stop crying 　　B. stop crying　　 C. to stop to cry　　 D. stop to cry

15.(　 ) I couldn't get through the door because there was a big box ____.(2010安徽)

　　　　　 A. by the way　　 B. on the way　 C. out of the way　　 D. in the way

14.(　 ) -- Could you tell me something about the boy who helped you just now?

-- Sorry, I know nothing about him. We are______.(2010安徽)

　A. friends　　　 B. neighbors　　 C. classmates　　　 D. strangers

13.(　 ) There are so many kinds of computers in the shop. I really don't know ____ to choose. (2010安徽)

　　　　　　 A. what　　　　 B. which　　　　 C. how　　　　　 D. where

12.(　 ) -- How can I ______ well with my lessons, Dad? (2010安徽)

　　　　 -- Practice makes perfect.

　　　　 A. work on　　　 B. hold on　　　　 C. get on　　　　　 D. keep on

11.(　 ) It's nice of you to ___ so much time showing me around your school.(2010安徽)

　　　　 A. take　　　 B. spend　　　　　 C. cost　　　　　 D. have

10.(　 )We had to _____our discussion because one of us suddenly got ill. (2010巴中市)

A. take off　　　　　　　 B. turn off　　　　　　 C. break off

9.(　 )In our school library, there____ a number of books on science and the number of them _____growing larger and larger. (2010巴中市)

　A. is; are　　　　　　　　 B. are; is　　　　　　　 C. have;　 is

8.(　 )They preferred_____ rather than _____a bike. (2010巴中市)

A .to walk; to ride　　　 B. walking; riding　　　 C. to walk; ride