17. Mr. Smith, _______of the _______ speech, started to read a novel to kill time.

　　　 A.　tired; boring　　　　 B. tiring; bored　　 C. tired; bored　　　 　 　　　 D. tiring; boring

16. The doctor _______ my brother for ten years.

　 　 A. married with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. has married

　 　 C. has been married with　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. has been married to

15. --- Is that the small town you often refer to?

--- Right, just the one _______ I used to live for years.

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

14. --- It is wrong for a student to follow ______ his teacher says.

--- It’s true. I can’t agree ______.

　 　　 A. whatever; more　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. no matter what; more

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

13. The number of people invited ______ fifty, but a number of them ______ absent

　　 for different reasons.

A. were；was　　　　　　　 　 B. was；was　　　 　　　 C. was；were 　　　 　　　 D. were；were

12. Johnson _______ for 5 years for political reasons when he was young.

　 A. was put in prison　 B. was in the prison　 C. got out of prison　 D. was in prison

11. Our school forbids _____, that is to say, we are not allowed _____ at school.

A. to smoke; to smoke　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. students’ smoking; smoking

C. students’ to smoke; smoking　　　　 　　　 D. students’ smoking; to smoke

10．--- Shall I give you a ride as you live so far away?

--- Thank you. ________.

A. It couldn’t be better　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Of course you can

C. If you like　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. It’s up to you.

9. Only with hard work ______ be admitted by a key university.

　A. can you be able to　　 B. you will　　 C. will you　　 　　　　 D. you can

8. What those businessmen concern about primarily is whether they can ______ as much as possible from the project.

A. construct　 　　　 　 B. benefit　 　　　　　　　 C. expand　　　 　 　　　　 D. make