17.(2010·安徽名校联考)Her team failed in the competition．She is trying to get to the ____ of why some

members gave up midway．

A．bottom　 　　B．floor 　　 C．result　 　 　　D．effect

16.(2010·安徽名校联考)Duffield White, _____ of Russian at Weslevan University, said that he was one of the youngest winners of the prize．

A．professor 　 B．a professor 　　C．the professor　 　D．one professor

15．(2010·蚌埠模拟) With so many programs ____ online for free, there is no excuse not to make use of them.　

A. available 　　　B. acceptable　 　　C. approachable 　　　D. movable

14.(2010·长沙模拟)AIDS is spreading all over the world at shocking speed. Where its dark _______ appears, we see pain, tears and death.

A. shape　　 　　 　B. shadow　　 　　C. ambition　 　　　D. feeling

13.(2010·长春模拟)What a wonderful ________ that they are working hard!

A. scene　　 　B. sight　 　 C. view　　 D. seeing

12.(2010·福州模拟)Not having a good ___________of English can be a serious obstacle to achieving your goals.

A. demand　 　　B. appreciation　　　 C. experience　　　 D. command

11.(2010·银川模拟)My ______ of tomorrow’s activity is going out for a picnic with my classmates.

A. opinion　　 　　B. thought　　 　 　C. mind　　 　 　　D. idea

10.(2010·蚌埠模拟)The new school building offers easy ______ to wheelchair users.

A. solution　　　　 B. method　　 　　　 C. access　　　 　　 　D. way

9.(2010·盐城模拟)　　 For sustainable development, the government has decided to give _______ to those energy-conserving and environment-friendly businesses in many aspects.

A. profit　 　　 B. interest　 　 C. preference　 　　 　D. advantage

8.(2010·合肥模拟)The broken glass was ____ that a burglary took place.

A. evidence　 　　B. sure　　 　　　C. signal　　 　　　　D. announced