17. --- ______ of Guilin has your uncle covered since he came here?

--- About half of it, I guess.

A. How far　 B. How much　　 C. How wide　 D. How many　 (B)

16. With summer coming on, the weather gets hot ______.

A. day after day　　　　　 B. day and night　　

C. day in and day out　　 D. day by day (D)

15. --- Could you mail these letters for me please?

--- ________ letters? Your friends are going to be very happy to hear from you again.

A. What　　 B. Some　　 C. More　　 D. different　 (C)

14. As a result of the heavy snow, the highway has been closed up until further ______.

A. news　 B. information　　 C. notice　　 D. message　 (C)

13. This pair of trousers ______ for John.

A. is made　　 B. are made　　 C. makes　　 D. will make　 (A)

12. I don’t like this pair of gloves. Will you show me_____?

A. another　　 B. the others　　 C. some others　　 D. other ones (A)

11. Some trees are cut down each year and ______ are left to grow even taller.

A. the rest　　 B. rest of them　　 C. a rest　　 D. a rest of them　 (A)

10. She is always ready to help people in trouble because she thinks it　 _____.

A. pleasure　　 B. a fun　　 C. a pride　　 D. a pleasure　 (D)

9.　　　 --- Tom is very stupid. He fails in every exam.

--- In my opinion, he is _____ than stupid.

A. lazier　　 B. no lazier　　 C. more lazy　 D. lazier rather　 (C)

8.　　　 --- Are you satisfied with his work, sir?

--- Well, I’m afraid it couldn’t be _______.

A. any better　　 B. the best　　 C. any worse　　 D. the worst　 (C)