17．Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage（選最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或詞語，完成短文）：（6%）
Hawaii is famous for its beautiful beaches．Every year，water sports，especially surfing and water skiing attract many tourists to the island．
Hawaii has been a magical name to people who like to travel for many years．People on both sides of the Pacific Ocean，in Japan and in America，（59）Dseeing these beautiful islands in the middle of the ocean．In the tropical（熱帶的） lands，the sun drops like a ball of golden fire into the sea，and it drops so （60）D that you can almost see it move．The sun leaves behind a glow（落日余輝） that lights the sky in the quiet water．
People often have a quiet，enjoyable time （61）B along the water．This scenery is not very different from the exciting beauty centuries ago．They came in canoes（獨木舟）not much bigger than small boats．
They found the beautiful white sand beaches and the waving palm trees（棕櫚樹），（62）A there were no grand hotels like the ones we see today．The first people came to Hawaii nearly two thousand years ago，but huge hotels were only built in the last 25years．Now planes make it （63）D to fly to Hawaii for a weekend from Tokyo or San Francisco．
（64）C people come from，they really want to see the earliest beauty of Hawaii．They want to see the lovely beaches and the mountains which are almost hidden by the tall hotels．
| 59．A．speak of | B．hear of | C．think of | D．dream of |
| 60．A．slowly | B．quietly | C．heavily | D．quickly |
| 61．A．running | B．walking | C．moving | D．racing |
| 62．A．but | B．so | C．or | D．a(chǎn)nd |
| 63．A．important | B．necessary | C．dangerous | D．possible |
| 64．A．Whatever | B．However | C．Wherever | D．Whenever |
