17. He said that his friend ________there three days before, but she was not there_______.

　　 A. had been; now　　　　　 　　　　　　　 　　B. has been; then

C. had been; then 　　　　　　　　　D. was; now

16. ---- Let’s go for a walk in the garden.

　 -----　　　　　 , but I need to do the wash-up.

A. No, thank you　　 B. That’s right　 C. Good idea　 D. Not at all

15. The number of students of this school ____greatly in the last few years.

A. is increasing　　　　　　　 B. has increased

C. are increasing　　　　　　　 D. have increased

13.English has been very popular because it is the _______ language in many western countries.

A. official　　　　 B. fluent　　　　　 C. native　　　　　 D. frequent

14 Although he is far abroad from his hometown, he is much _____ his family.

　 A. concerning about　　　　　　 B. concerned about

　 C. concerning with　　　 　　　 　　　D. concerned with

12. ---Do you know our home town at all?

　 --- No, this is the first time I _____ here.

A. was　　　　　 B. am coming　　　　　 C. came　　　　　　 D. have come

11. I can't _____ what you said because you spoke too quickly.

A. write　　　　　　 B. set out　　　　　 C. set down　　 　　　D. set in

10. _______, China may have the largest number of English learners in the world.

　 A. Sooner or later　　　　　　　　　　 B. Now and then

　 C. Believe it or not　　　　　　　　　 D. Here and there

9. Miss Gao asked her mother if she _______ to the hospital the day before when she was out.

A. had gone　　 B. would go　　　 C. went　　　　　 D. was going

8. The two men had hardly had time to ________what had happened when they were thrown violently into the sea.

　　 A. recognize　　　　 B. realize　　　　　 C. understand　　 D. grasp

7. Iraq has _______ too many wars since the 1990s, making his people _______a lot.

A. got through; suffer from　 　　　　　　　 B. looked through; suffering　

C. gone through; suffer　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 D. passed through; suffered