17. While shopping, people sometimes can’t help ____________ into buying something they don’t really need.

　 A. to persuade　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. persuading

　 C. being persuading　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. be persuaded

16. We tried to discouraged him _____________ climbing the high mountain, but failed.

　 A. from　　　　　　 B. against　　　　　　　　　　 C. out of　　　　　　　 D. with

15. Though _____________ money, his parents managed to send him to university.

　 A. lacked　　　　　 B. lacking of　　　　　 C. lacking　　　　　　　 D. lacked in

14. The old washing machine didn’t work, because the engine _____________.

　 A. broke down　 B. broke up　　　　　　 C. broke off　　　　　 D. broke out

13. - Do you want him to lend you some money?

-　　 I would rather he _____________.

　 A. should　　　　　 B. would　　　　　　　 C. did　　　　　　　　　　 D. had

12. How I wish it _____________! If it ____________ in a few days, the crops would be saved.

　 A. will rain; rained　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. would rain; should rain

　 C. should rain; rains　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. would rain; had rain

11. _____________ the expensive, I ____________ Italy.

　 A. If it were not for; go　　　　　　　　　 B. If it were not for; would go

　 C. Weren’t it for; will go　　　　　　　　　 D. If it hadn’t been; would have gone

10. It is hard for me to imagine what I would be doing today if I ____________ in love, at the age of seven, with the Melinda Cox Library in my hometown.

　 A. wouldn’t have fallen　　　　　　　　　　 B. had not fallen

　 C. should fall　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. were to fall

9. If only he _____________ quietly as the doctor instructed, he would not suffer so much now.

　 A. lies　　　　　　　　 B. lay　　　　　　　　　　 C. had lain　　　　　　 D. should lie

8. Without the air to hold some of the sun’s heat, the earth at night ____________, too cold for us to live.

　 A. would be freezing cold　　　　 　　　 B. will be freezing coldly

　 C. would be frozen cold　　　　　　　　　 D. can freeze coldly