17．The　little　girl　showed　no　anxiety　before　the　competition．She　seemed　_____　for　it　pretty　well.A．to　prepare　　　 　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．to　have　prepared　　　

　　　 C．having　prepared　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．to　be　preparing　　　

16．Never before ______ to ______ what his parents expect of him more than it is today .

　 A．he has failed; live up to　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．he failed not; come up with

　 C．has he failed; live up to　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．did he failed; come up with

15．_____ on May Day, the Shanghai Expo has attracted tens of thousands of visitors around the world every day.

A．Having opened 　 B．Opened　 　　　　　　 C．Opening　 　　　　　 D．To open

14．I’m not sure exactly how much money you’ll receive, but it will __________ cover your major expenses.

　　　 A．firmly　　　　　　　　 B．roughly　　　　　　　 C．relatively　　　　　　 D．urgently

13．________ I cannot understand is ________ she wants to resign her present job.

　 A．What; why 　　　　 B．Which; how　　　　 C．That; why 　　　　　 D．What; which

12．_______ most children nowadays are the only children, they tend to be more self-centered.

　 A．Ever since　　　　　 B．Now that　　　　　　 C．Only if　　　　　　　　 D．Even though

11．The middle-aged man said he would accept the job, so we have asked him to ________ his acceptance in writing.

　　　 A．confirm　　　　　　　 B．convey　　　　　　　　 C．convince　　　　　　 D．consider

10．__________ the clouds, you would find the airplane in the sky easily

　　　 A．Had it not been for　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．If it were not　

　　　 C．If it had not been for　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Were it not for

9．My toothache is killing me．I _____ it _____ away．But now it’s getting worse and worse.

　 　 A．think; is going　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B．thought; was going　 　　　

　 C．have thought; is going　　 　　　　　　　 D．had thought; had gone

8． -Jack, this is the third time that you have been late this week.

-Sorry, sir, but I was_____ for 15 minutes on the way here in the traffic jam.

　 A．held up　　 　　　　 B．put up　 　　　　　 C．taken up　 　　　　 D．given up