17． ______ others might have been satisfied, Dawson had higher ambitions.
| A．What | B．Why | C．Which | D．Where |
For miles around me there was nothing but a desert, without a single plant or tree ______.
| A．on earth | B．for distance | C．in sight | D．at place |
“How could you lose so much money?”Charlie asked his wife, eyeing her angrily fromthe kitchen table.
| A．at | B．across | C．through | D．on |
They were hunting for a personhima stepping stone.
| A．like; as | B．like; like | C．as; like | D．as; as |
Alone as she is, she is kept so busy with her work for women’s rights that she feels ____ lonely.
| A．nothing but | B．none but | C．everything but | D．anything but |
—___John come here tonight?
—I’m not sure, but he ______ stay at home.
| A．May, might | B．Can, must | C．Must, might | D．Can, might |