17. The scientists spend as much time as they can ____ books.

? A. read??? B. to read???? C. reading??? D. buy

18. As a result, my brother succeeded ________ the radio but I failed ________ the TV set.

? A. in repairing, in fixing???? B. in repairing , to fix?

C. to repair, to fix????????? D. repairing, fixing

19. – How about this kind of fruit?

?? -- Oh, this kind of fruit _______ lots of vitamin C and B.

? A. remains??? B. includes????? C. contains??? D. holds

20. The medicine he had taken _________ the blood.

? A. has bad effect on?????? B. had a bad effect on?

? C. has a bad effect on????? D. had bad effect on

21. It was not until the professor came back _____ I left the office.

? A. when??? B. where???? C. that????? D. where

22. The old man has such a nice clock _______ I saw in the shop yesterday.

? A. that????? B. which???? C. as????? D. when

23. – Is your father _____ ?

?? -- Yes. Thank you.

? A. any better??? B. very better???? C. some better??? D. fairly better

24. -- _____ is the distance from this city to your school?

?? -- 20 kilometers.

? A. How???? B. What??? C. How much??? D. How far

25. Do you think there’ll be a time _____ we can become very rich?

? A. that????? B. when??? C. while???? D. as

26. The little boy doesn’t only believe in it, _______?

? A. does he??? B. doesn’t he????? C. is he???? D. isn’t he

27. The film reminded him ______ what he had seen in China.

? A. for????? B. of????? C. with????? D. in

28. _______ make a living, the brothers had to work for a rich man.

A. So as to??? B. To??? C. in order that??? D. So that

29. It is clear that he _______ the foundation of modern art.

? A. has lain??? B. is lying??? C. has lied???? D. has laid

30. The man didn’t stop working until his dream ______.

? A. realized???? B. realizing???? C. came true??? D. was come true

31. Everyone is not allowed _____ in the meeting room.

? A. smoke??? B. to smoke??? C. smoking???? D. to smoking

32. First I thought he was a teacher. But finally I knew he ______ to be a policeman.

? A. turned out?? B. turned in??? C. turned up??? D. turned down

33. – Who’s the girl _______in red?

?? -- She is my sister.

? A. dressed???? B. dressing??? C. wearing???? D. putting on

34. Now I am a lawyer. It is three years since I ________ a teacher.

? A. became???? B. was????? C. turned???? D. am