15. I would rather he ________ the sad news.

　 A. didn’t know　　 B. know　　　 C. not know　　 D. doesn’t know

SB 2B Units 17

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14. I wish I _______ such a good chance before.

　 A. didn’t miss　　 　B. hadn’t missed 　　C. met　　 D. have got

13. Tom had been absent from school for two weeks, so he had lots of homework to _______.

　 A. take up　　 B. put up　　 C. take in　　　 D. make up

12. --- Would you like to read my composition and correct the mistakes, if ________?

　 --- I’d love to, but I’m very busy now.

　 A. ever　　 B. never　　 C. any　　 D. some

11. _______ we could only buy two boxes of matches __________.

　 A. At a time; at one time　　　　 B. At the time; at one time

　 C. At one time; at a time 　　　　D. At times; at one time

10. The two old friends talked and talked __________ into the night.

A. deeply　　 B. deep　　 C. depth　　　 D. deeper

9. Wonderful handwriting, _________?

　 A. is it　　 B. aren’t you　　 C. isn’t it 　　　D. doesn’t it

8. ________ can you ________your breath underwater?

　 A. How soon; take　　 B. How long; hold 　　C. How long; have　　 D. How soon; hold

7. --- I ________　 you every success with your work.

　 --- Thank you.

　 A. hope　　 B. want　　 　C. wish　　 D. expect

6. _________ is a pity that you are not able to come to my birthday party.

　 A. That　　 B. It　　 C. What　　 D. How