17. Peter ________ come with us tonight, but he isn't very sure yet.

A.　 can　　 B. may　　 C. must　　 D. will

16. When I was a news reporter, I __________ to Japan a lot of times.

A.　 flew　　 B. had flown　　 C. used to fly　　 D. was used to flying

15. ---__________ did you take ---I took half of it.

A.　 How many　　 B. How much　　 C. How　　 D. What

14. Jenny _________ have kept her words. I wonder why she changed her mind.

A.　 could　　 B. might　　 C. would　　 D. should

13. Someone was heard __________ up the stairs and open the door.

A.　 come　　 B. to come　　 C. coming　　 D. came

12. ---The play is seldom put on here, is it ---_____________. Only once five years ago.

A.　 No, it isn't　　 B. Yes, it is　　 　C. Yes, isn't it　　 D. Yes, it is.

9. If you don't like _________ of the books, I will give you a third one.

A.　 each　　 B. any　　 C. both　　 D. either

I took them _________ because I didn't know which was the best.

A.　 neither　　 B. both　　 C. no one　　 D. all

Mr. Black ________ his wife to teach their child a lesson. So he did.

A.　 promised　　 B. persuade　　 C. wanted　　 D. told

8. ---Are you going to watch the game ---I'm sure _______, for it promises to be a close one.

A.　 so　　 B. I will　　 C. not　　 D. I won't

7. She doesn't speak English as _________ as her friend, but her written work is excellent.

A.　 good　　 B. well　　 C. much　　 D. often

6. She often gets up ___________ eight. She is a lazy girl.

A.　 at　　 B. before　　 C. after　　 D. around