17

A. It has a large, arched gate.
B. The clocks are on four sides.
C. The ticket windows are jeweled.
D. The ceiling is a mirror image.

18

A. The design of the building is for large numbers of people.
B. The plan of building a huge office over it failed.
C. The modern preservation movement gets more attention.
D. The beauty of the building has been known worldwide.

19

A. It contains one paragraph of introduction.
B. It contains four paragraph of evidence.
C. It consists of two sides of the argument.
D. It contains two paragraphs of the conclusion.

20

A. Teaching English in India.
B. Recruiting international students.
C. Helping students improve their writing.
D. Creating a good writing structure.

21

A. Its subjects are too simple to use the formula.
B. The formula is good for this kind of writing.
C. Its subjects require deep thoughts and investigation.
D. Careful thinking should be throughout the process of writing.

22

A. One that follows a clear formula.
B. One with evidence leading to conclusion.
C. One full of descriptive words.
D. One with shorter but well-organized sentences.

23

A. Busy people.
B. Knowledgeable people.
C. Young people.
D. Rich people

24

A. Touching and frequent ads.
B. Friendly online conversation.
C. Good reputation of the seller.
Discounts and small gifts.

25

A. By adding various products.
By lowering the prices.
C. By having good post-sale service.
D. By making quick deliveries.

Two people died. Roads and highways are closed. Homes are without power. And travelers are (26) __________ in Great Britain because of record rainfall.The rain set records and affected the northern part of England and Scotland. The national weather service (27) __________ a “red” alert for rain in the area. In some areas, water reached above the doors of parked cars. Rescue workers remove (28) __________ by boat from a flooded residential street in Carlisle, Britain December 6. The Reuters news agency says two people died because of the flooding. The head of Britain’s Environment Agency called the weather “unprecedented.” Most of the (29) __________ received between 200 to 300 millimeters of rain over the weekend, (30) __________ the U.K.’s National Weather Service. The weather office says (31) __________ weather may continue into the week.(32) __________ rainy weather is not only affecting the northern hemisphere. The city of Chennai in southern India also received over 300 millimeters of rain in 24 hours last week. The rain (33) __________ came at the same time world leaders are meeting in France to (34) __________ climate change at the COP21 convention. One climate change expert from the United Kingdom’s office of the World Wildlife Fund said “storm Desmond is the sort of storm that we will see more of if we fail to (35) __________ climate change.”26 _________ 27 __________ 28 __________ 29 ___________ 30 ___________31__________ 32___________ 33 ____________ 34 ___________ 35 ___________