17．-Only 10 minutes has passed．Jack _________home．
-Yes．Otherwise, he _________ us．
A．shouldn’t have arrived; would have phoned
B．oughtn’t to arrive; would have phoned
C．must have arrived; would phone
D．shouldn’t have arrived; would phone
16．Everyone was on time for the meeting _____besides Jack, who’s usually ten minutes late for everything．
A．but B．only C．even D．yet
15．-The terrible flood brought about $ 10 million in losses to the island country．
-________．
A．Quite OK B．Certainly C．That’s the case D．I agree
14．Early European cards are said______for entertainment and education．
A．to be invented B．to have invented
C．to have been invented D．and invented
13．-I’m sure my elder sister ________weight recently．
-I can’t agree more．she_____too much．
A．has gained, is eating B．lost, doesn’t eat
C．is gaining, is eating D．is gaining, eats
12．If all the oil in the world has_______,what shall we use?
A．run out of B．run out C．put out D．used up
11．-Your sister’s birthday is on the way．What do you expect I have got for her?
-I expect you’ll give her a new English-Chinese dictionary of idioms,but it is being printed
and will soon_________．
A．turn out B．come out C．start out D．go out
10．Mr. Li, our new manager, has gone abroad．Otherwise he_______our work right now．
A．is inspecting B．will inspect
C．would be inspecting D．would have inspected
9． -You can’t stand working with Jane in the same office, can you?
-______,because she just refuses _______while working．
A．No, to stop talking B．Yes ,to stop talking
C．No, stopping to talk D．Yes, stopping talking
8．______wants to study well must learn things_______．
A．No matter who, with heart B．who, with his heart
C．Whoever, by heart D．Whoever, by his heart