17.______did you sleep last night?

　 I was reading too late to fall asleep.

A.　　　 How long　 B. was doing　 C. How soon　 D, How

16.Have you ______ your father recently?

　 No. He doesn’t often write to me.

A. heard about　 B. heard of　 C. heard from　 D. got from

15.The family ______ at the lunch table when someone came to tell them what had happened at ______.

A. were sitting; Mr Brown　 B. were　 sitting; Mr Brown’s

C. was sitting; Mr Brown　 D. was sitting; Mr Brown’s

14.I called you just now, but you weren’t in

　 Sorry, I ______ the reading room.

A. was in　 B. have gone to　 C. studied　 D. had been to

13.I will give ______ students ______ minutes for them to finish their exercise

A. the other; other five　 B. the other; another five　 C. other; five more　 D. other; more five

12.Every morning, WE are asked ______ taken our temperatures.

A .if we have　 B. if have we　 C. if we had　 D. if had we

11.She ______ his number in the phone book to make sure that she had got it right.

A. looked for　 B. looked up　 C. looked after　 D. looked like

10.It was so cold that the travelers had the fire ______ all the night.

A. burning　 B. to burn　 C. burn　 D. burnt

9.I haven’t got a chair ______. Will you make room for me?

A. to sit　 B. to sit in　 C. for sitting　 D. sitting on

8.We don’t allow ______ in this room.

A. smoking　 B. to smoke　 C. people smoking　 D. people to smoking