17.(　　 )He____gas a mile from home,therefore he had to wait for someone to

take his car to the gas station.

A.ran out 　　　　　　 B.ran out of 　　　　　　　 C.ran into 　　　　　　 　D.ran over

16.(　　 )Climbing Qomolangma____ great skills and ______not without risk.

A.requires……is 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.requires……are

C.required……are 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.required……were

15.(　　 )It will not be______he comes back from abroad.

A.before long 　　　 B.long when 　　　　 C.long after 　　　　 D.long before

14.(　　 )He has bought____vegetables and meat.

A.a great many 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.plenty of 　　

C.a great deal of 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.a large number of

13.(　　 )I’m______by his_____attitude after hearing his words.

A.puzzled……puzzling 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.puzzled……puzzled

C.puzzling……puzzled 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.puzzling……puzzling

12.(　　 )-How are you today?-Oh,I_____as ill as I do now for a long time.

A.didn’t feel 　　　　　　 B.wasn’t feel 　　　 C.don’t feel 　　 　D.haven’t felt

11.(　　 )They entered the area____,so they were punished later.

A.with permission 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.without permission

C.for permission 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.have no permission

10.(　　 )-Let’s go out for a walk.--_______.Let’s go.

A.No.Thank you.　　　　　 B.Sorry. 　　　　 C.Is it possible? 　　　 D.Why not?

9.(　　 )She is familiar____those popular songs and these pop singers are familiar

___her.

A.with……with B.to……to C.with……to D.to……with

8.(　　 )He is fired only a week after______.

A.hiring 　　　　　　　 B.hired 　　　　　　　　 C.being hired 　　　　　　 D.hire