二、词汇

　　16.Tim stopped and stayed for a moment to _____ himself that he was not being followed.

　　A、insure

　　B、assure

　　C、confirm

　　D、confine

　　17.Many foreigners in China enjoy watching the news on CCTV _____ .

　　A、Program

　　B、Performance

　　C、Channel

　　D、Play

　　18.I tried to get through, but there were too many people _____ my way.

　　A、blocking

　　B、delaying

　　C、holding

　　D、stopping

　　19.To _____ their new product, they are selling it at half price for a month.

　　A、raise

　　B、improve

　　C、promote

　　D、increase

　　20.The local authorities decided to keep the old temple for its historical _____.

　　A、value

　　B、benefit

　　C、wealth

　　D、property

　　21.With a total of 1,300 million people, China is one of the most densely _____ countries in the world.

　　A、populated

　　B、polluted

　　C、crowded

　　D、concentrated

　　22.It wasn’t a good thing; _____, it was a huge mistake.

　　A、on the whole

　　B、on the contrary

　　C、on the average

　　D、on the other hand

　　23.It’s a shame that he is still _____ his parents; he is already 25 years old.

　　A、depending on

　　B、growing on

　　C、focusing on

　　D、feeding on

　　24.Will you _____ it that this letter gets mailed today?

　　A、see off

　　B、see to

　　C、look after

　　D、look into

　　25.She _____ her research into the cause of cancer in spite of financial problems.

　　A、carried away

　　B、put forward

　　C、consisted in

　　D、persisted in

　　参考答案：

　　16. B 17. C 18. A 19. C 20. A

　　21. A 22. B 23. A 24. B 25. D