17. Circumstances ________, I’ll go abroad to study.

　　　 A. permitted　　　　　 　 B. permitting　　　　　 C. having permitted　　　 　　 D. being permitted

16. The famous film star looked so handsome in his new clothes that we took _____ pictures of him.　

　　　 A. many of　　　　　　　　　 B. masses of　　　　　 C. a great deal of　　　　　 D. a plenty of

15. ----His health is getting from bad to worse！You really should have urged him to have a medical examination.

----I ________.But he just turned a deaf ear to me.

A．have done　 　　　 　B．did　　 　　　　　C．had done　 　　　　　 　D．do

14．She had a computer at home，and her parents desired that she _______ all her work at home.

A．do 　　 　　　　　B．does　 　　　　　　C．must do 　　　 　　D．would do

13. The man we followed suddenly stopped and looked around as if ____ whether he was going in the right direction.

　 A. seeing　 　　　　　B. having seen　　　　 C. to see　　　　　 D. to have seen

12. With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth ____ each year.

　A. is washing away　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is being washed away　

C. are washing away　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. are being washed away

11．The police were seeking more information to find out _______the rich merchant．

　　 A．who it was that killed　　　　　B．who was it that killed

C．it was who killed　　　　　　　　 D．who w as it killed

10. He accidentally ____ that he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadn’t been home for a couple of weeks.

　 A. let out　　　　　　　　 B. took care 　　　　 　　C. made sure　　　　　 　 D. made out

9. ----Did you have a good time at the party?

　 ----Thanks. I appreciated ______ to your home.

A. to be invited　　　 B. being invited 　　 C. to have invited　　 　 D. having invited

8. Don't leave matches or cigarettes on the table within the ______of little children.

A. hand　　　　 　　　　　　 B. reach　　　　　 　　　 C. space　　　　 　　　　 D. distance