17. He had a strong desire______his parents, but it turned out that the result was far from _____.

　 A. to satisfy; satisfactory　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. satisfying; satisfaction

　 C. to satisfy; satisfied　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to be satisfied with; satisfaction

16. Tom urged that he ______ with so much work while his parents went on a snorkeling trip.

　 A. was left alone　 B. not be left alone　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. will be left alone　 D. isn’t left alone

15. He ______ his first wife soon after his graduation from university but ______ a month later.

　 A. married with; divorced　　　　　　　　　　 B. married to; got divorced

　 C. was married; divorced with　　　　　　 D. married; divorced

14. A family is supposed ______ adequate money to deal with possible emergencies.

　 A. to set aside　　　 B. to be set aside　　 C. to have set aside　 D. setting aside

13. Because of the ______ of teachers, many adolescents in the west of China have no access ______ good education.

　 A. absent; to　　　　 B. absence; of　　　　 C. absence; to　　　　　 D. short; to

12. I will always stand on your side ______ the others advocate different views from yours.

　 A. as if　　　　　　　　　　 B. so long as　　　　　　 C. in case　　　　　　　　　 D. even if

11. ---Do you think that housing price will keep ______ in the years to come?

　 ---I don’t think so. The price is bound to fall. It’s only a matter of time.

　 A. bringing up　　　 B. going up　　　　　　　 C. growing up　　　　　　 D. lifting up

10.The company going from bad to worse, the employees ______ hardly enough to make a living.　

　 A. are paid　　 　　 B. are paying　　　　 C. have paid　　　　　 D. get pay

9. She was so annoyed that she ______ him out of the door, but she finally calmed herself down.

　 A. liked throwing　 B. would like throwing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. felt like throwing　 D. felt like to throw

8. ---Failure after failure I have suffered. It seems that I’ll never achieve my ambition!

　 --- ______Things are coming on well.

　 A. All the best.　　　 B. Cheer up! 　　　　　 C. Doesn’t matter　　　 D. Never mind