II.单项选择(共15小题,每题1分,满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
16. Wouldn’t it be      wonderful world if all nations lived in       peace with one another?
A. a;/       B. the;/         C. a;the         D. the;the
17. ---Journalists have to work very quickly in order to       .
   ---I know. I like that. It’s very challenging.
A. avoid lose their job        B. avoid firing
  C. avoid being fired          D. avoid to be fired