17. Little Tommy was reluctant to tell the headmaster___________he had done the day before.

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

16. “Very well, dear, you ________have the evening dress.”Jim suggested his wife.

　　　 A. shall　　　　 B. will　　 　　C. can　　　 D. may

15. I was surprised that they finished _________half of

　　　 the work in such a short time.

　　　 A. less than　　　　　　　　　 B. no more than

　　　 C. not more than　　　　 D. more than

14. The judge ordered the prisoner _______at once.

　　　 A. sets free　　　　　 B. set free　　　

　　　 C. be set free　　　　 D. would be set free

13. Have you tasted the ________of the frog ?

　　　 A. pork　　　　　　 B. flesh　　　　 C. beef　　　　 D. meats

12. No mercy was shown_________the war prisoners.

　　　 A. on　　　　　　　 B. upon　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　 D. for

11. ---When will the train arrive at Liverpool?

　　 ---The train attendant told me__________.

　　 A. the train will arrive after half an hour

　　 B. the train was going to arrive in half an hour

　　 C. the train is going to arrive in half an hour

　　 D. the train would arrive in half an hour

10.It is no use ________forward to _______Jack soon.

　　 A. to look; hearing　　　 B. looking ;hearing from

　　 C. to look ; hear　　　　 D. looking ; hear from

9. Did they_______any agreement ?

　　 A. arrive at　 B. come　 to　 C. reach　 D.　 A, B and C

8. After everybody __________, the meeting began.

　 A. was seated 　B. seated　 C. was sat　 D. took seats