17.　 Weather _　 _the size of crops.

A.　　 determines　　　 B. is determined to　　 C. is determined by　 D. make up its mind

16.　 The injured were lying in hospital ____the shock from the traffic accident.

A.　　 to suffer　　 B. suffered　　 C. suffered from　　 D. suffering from

15.　 Let Harry play with your toys as well, Clare---you must learn to____.

A.　　 support　　　 B. care　　 C. spare　　 D. share

14.　 He __to Shanghai, for I saw him a moment ago.

A.　　 must have gone B. can’t have gone C. mustn’t have gone D. can’t have been

13.　 The boy wanted to play football in the street, but his parents told him ___.

A.　　 not to B not to do C. not do it D. do not to

12.　 They looked forward with hope ___from you, but you never wrote a word to them.

A.　　 of hearing B. to hear C. to hearing D. hearing

11.　 It was surprising that ___worms could eat up ___grain.

A.　　 so little ; so much　　　 B. such little; so much

C. so little; such much　　　 D. such small; so many

10.　 Readers can ___quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word.

A.　　 get over　　 B. get in　　 C. get along　　　 D. get through

9.　　　 __ it is to have a picnic in the hills on such a nice day!

A.　　 What a fun　　 B. How fun　　　 C. What fun　　　 D. How a fun

8.　　　 ----My brother is not good at speaking English.

----I suggest ___English for two hours every day.

A.　　 he practice speaking　　　　 B. him to speak

C. he speaking　　　　　　　　 D. his practicing to speak