17．-Only 10 minutes has passed．Jack _________home．

　 　　 -Yes．Otherwise, he _________ us．

　　　 A．shouldn’t have arrived; would have phoned

　　　 B．oughtn’t to arrive; would have phoned

　　　 C．must have arrived; would phone　　　　　

　　　 D．shouldn’t have arrived; would phone

16．Everyone was on time for the meeting _____besides Jack, who’s usually ten minutes late for everything．

　　　 A．but　　　 　　　　　 B．only　 　　　　　　　 C．even　　　　 　　 D．yet

15．-The terrible flood brought about $ 10 million in losses to the island country．

　 -________．

　　　 A．Quite OK　　 　　 B．Certainly　 　　　　 C．That’s the case　 D．I agree

14．Early European cards are said______for entertainment and education．

　　　 A．to be invented　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．to have invented　 　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 C．to have been invented　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．and invented

13．-I’m sure my elder sister ________weight recently．

　 　　 -I can’t agree more．she_____too much．

　 　　 A．has gained, is eating　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．lost, doesn’t eat　

　　　 C．is gaining, is eating　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．is gaining, eats

12．If all the oil in the world has_______,what shall we use?

　 　　 A．run out of　 　　　　 B．run out　　　 　 C．put out　　 　　　 D．used up

11．-Your sister’s birthday is on the way．What do you expect I have got for her?

　 　　 -I expect you’ll give　 her a new English-Chinese dictionary of idioms,but it is being printed

　　　 and will soon_________．

　　　 A．turn out 　　　　　　 B．come out 　　　　　 C．start out　 　　　　　 D．go out

10．Mr. Li, our new manager, has gone abroad．Otherwise he_______our work right now．

　 　　 A．is inspecting　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B．will inspect　

　　 C．would be inspecting　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　D．would have inspected

9．　 -You can’t stand working with Jane in the same office, can you?

　 　　 -______,because she just refuses _______while working．

　 　　 A．No, to stop talking　　　　 　　　　　　　 B．Yes ,to stop talking

　 　　 C．No, stopping to talk　　　　 　　　　　　 D．Yes, stopping talking

8．______wants to study well must learn things_______．

　 　　 A．No matter who, with heart　　 　　　　　　 B．who, with his heart

　 　　 C．Whoever, by heart　　　 　　　　　　　　 D．Whoever, by his heart