17. Jane was disappointed that most of the guests 　　

　 when she 　　　　at the party.

　 A. left; had arrived　　 　B. left; arrived

　 C. had left; had arrived　 D. had left; arrived

选D。客人在她arrived之前就已离开；过去的过去，用had left。

16. The politician has been warned that he would be getting into great trouble 　　　　stick to his standpoint.

A. were he to　　　　 B. he will

C. he was to　　　　 D. would he

选A。表示对将来情况的虚拟，条件从句的形式是：should + 动词原形；were to + 动词原形或一般过去时态。把if去掉，应使用倒装形式，故答案为A。

15. Everyone was on time for the meeting 　　　　

Chris, who’s usually ten minutes late for everything.

A. but　　　 B. only

C. even　　　 D. yet

选C。本句话的意思是：每个人都准时来参加会议了，甚至经常干什么事都迟到十分钟的　Chris也准时来了。

14. The man we followed suddenly stopped ad looked as if 　　whether he was going I the right direction.

A. seeing　　　　 　B. having seen

C. to have see　　 D. to see

选D。　as if 引导的状语从句是一个省略句，只剩下了目的状语to see。

13. -I want to go to the library but I am afraid I am not in the right　　　 .

　 -　　　 . Go ahead.

A. way; No　　　 　B. distance; No

C. side; Yes　　　 D. direction; Yes

选D。in the right direction“向着正确的方向”。C项不能构成搭配，其他项与句意不符。

12. -Would you rather come on Friday or Saturday?

　 -　　　 .

A. Yes, of course　　　 　B. The other is better

C. What’s the matter　 D. Either would suit me

选D。句意为：两者中任何一个都合适。

11. -Did you look up the time of trains to Shanghai?

　 -Yes, the earliest train is 　　　　to leave at 5:30 am.

　　 A. likely　　　　　 　B. about

C. possible　　　　 D. due

选D。be due to do意为“应该…/预期的”；be about to do 不和时间状语连用；possible主语应为it；而likely与句意不合。

10. She stepped into the bedroom quietly 　　　　she might wake up her roommates.

A. for fear that　　　　 B. so long as

C. on condition that　　 D. in order that

选A。so long as 只要；on condition that…只要；in order that…为了；for fear that…唯恐，以防。

9. Many people have been ill from a strange disease these days, 　　　　we’ve never heard of before.

　　 A. one　　 B. that　 C. it　　 D. this

选A。one作同位语，指代前面的disease。

8. -He 　　　　to the meeting. Have you informed him of it?

　 -Sorry. I 　　　　to.

A. hasn’t come; am going

B. didn’t come; have forgotten

C. hasn’t come; forgot

D. doesn’t come; will have

选C。第一句话Have you informed him of it?

暗示了时间状语so far；而第二句话暗含时间状语then，指当时发生的动作。