17. Two middle-aged passengers fell into dead sea. _______, neither of them could swim.

　 A. Unfortunately　　　 B. Luckily　　　　　 C. In fact　　　　 D. Naturally

16. His movie won several awards at the film festival, ______ was beyond his wildest dream.

　 A. which　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　 D. it

15. I am not getting on well with my studies. _______ I hadn’t wasted so much time playing online games.

　 A. As if　　　　　　 B. Even if　　　　　　 C. If only　　　　 D. Only if

14. ________ the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement.

　 A. The president will attend　　　　　　　　　 B. The president’s attending

　 C. The president to attend　　　　　　　　　　 D. The president attended

13. Professor Smith will give us a lecture, but when and where ________ yet.

　 A. hasn’t been decided　 B. haven’t decided　　 C. isn’t being decided　　 D. aren’t decided

12. The house rent is expensive. I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I am paying ________ here.

　 A. as three times much　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as much three times

　 C. much as three times　　　　　　　　　　　 D. three times as much

11. _______, Carolina couldn’t get the door open.

　 A. Might she as try　 B. As she might try　　 C. She might try　　　 D. Try as she might

10. She is such a lovely girl _______ is liked by everybody.

　 A. what　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　 D. which

9. Actually, _______ works hard can be _______ they want to be, whether it is a pilot, an engineer or a manager.

　 A. anyone; whoever　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. no matter who; whoever　

C. whoever; whatever　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. whoever; no matter what

8. I really don’t want to go to the party, but I don’t see how I can _______ it.

　 A. get back from　　 B. get out of　　　　 C. get away　　　　　 D. get off