17. The young man was walking in the cold wind in his (     ) clothes.

  A. repaired                              B. worn

  C. wounded                             D. broken

18. In order to pass the graduation exams, he began to (     ) his lessons every day.

  A. read over                                   B. go over

  C. look up                               D. look through

19. He knows little of maths (     ) of chemistry.

  A. and still more                      B. no less than

  C. no more than                       D. and still less

20. She hasn’t got married. She’s still (     )

  A. by herself                           B. single

  C. lonely                                 D. alone

21. You shouldn’t (     ) your opinions on others.

  A. make                           B. strike

  C. force                           D. impress

22. He works hard and he is honest and modest,(     ) he is a good comrade.

  A. after all                       B. above all

  C. in a word                            D. in other words

23. I don’t know how you (     ) the severe winters in your part of the world.

  A. stand up to                   B. stand for

  C. stand out                      D. stand up

24. When she (     ) herself, she found herself lying on the bed of a small room.

  A. came over                    B. came on

  C. came up                       D. came to

25. Robert did not hear the bell because he was completely (     ) in his reading.

  A. disguised                            B. suspended

  C. confirmed                           D. absorbed

26. It might be that he ［declined］ it.(     )

  A. changed                       B. preferred

  C. refused                        D. ignored

27. If he’s as ［smart］ as he says, why did the policemen catch him?(     )

  A. clever                                 B. honest

  C. innocent                             D. handsome

28. It’s strange that they ［are on good terms again］.(     )

  A. study together again                           B. have resumed their lessons

  C. have made up                                    D. are in power again

29. They had a ［candid］ talk before visiting the city.(     )

  A. long                            B. honest and frank

  C. secret                          D. pleasant

30. The winter will be selected ［at random］.(     )

  A. by interview                       B. by testing

  C. by competition                    D. by chance