17. ----If John doesn’t come to work on time, he may be fired.

　 ----Surely he isn’t so foolish _____ that.

A. as not to realize　 B. as not realizing　 C. that does not realize　 D. as to realize

16. ----Shall I wake up at eight?

　 ----Yes, _______.

A. please　　　 B. you shall　　 C. you may　　　 D. you will

15.---I phoned you twice last night, but any how, I

couldn’t get through to your house.----I think that the lines might have been out of order, ______?

A. don’t you　　　　　 B. haven’t they　　

C. weren’t they　　　 D. hadn’t they

14. Hearing the news, he hurried home, ______ the book _____ on the table.

A. leaving; lied open　　　　 B. left; lay open　

C. leaving; lying open　　　 D. left; lay open

13. Our team was defeated ______ a large score.

A. by　　　　 B. at　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　 D. with

12. ----When and where _______ the first Modern Olympics held? ----1896 in Athens, Greece. 　　

A. were　　　　 B. was　　　　　 C. are　　　　　 D. is

11. To succeed in a difficult task, ____________.

A. one needs to work hard　　　　 B. to work hard is needed　

C. you need be a hard working person　　　　

　D. to work hard is what one needs

10. Since it is already midnight, we ______.

A. had better leaving　　　　　　 B. ought to have leave　

　C. might as well leave　　　　　　 D. should take our leave

9. “When ______ he leave the hospital?” I asked the doctor.

A. will　　　　 B. can　　　　　 C. may　　　　 D. shall

8. It is usually warm in my hometown in March, but it ____ be rather cold sometime.

A. must　　　 B. should　　　　 C. can　　　　 D. would