17．-What a surprise! There used to　　　　 many trees here.

-Yes. Something must be done　　　　 people　　　　 too many trees in the area.

　　　 A．have; stopping; from cutting down　　　　 B．having; to stop; from cutting off

　　　 C．be; to shop; cutting down　　　　　　　　　　 D．being; stopping; to cut off

16．Which sentence is wrong?

　　　 A．He charged me a great deal of money to the room.

　　　 B．He spent much money renting the room.

　　　 C．He paid quite a lot of money for the room.

　　　 D．It cost him lots of money to rent the room.

15．Not only　　　　 we can’t give up the plan, but also　　　　 carry it out.

　　　 A．we realize; have we to　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．do we realized; we have to

　　　 C．we realize; we have to　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．do we realize; have we to

14．He is too fat and the doctor has warned him to　　　　 food.

　　　 A．keep out　　　　　　　 B．keep away　　　　　 C．keep off　　　　　　　 D．keep up

13．If　　　　 to make a list of British universities, most people in China would start with Cambridge or Oxford.

　　　 A．to ask　　　　　　　　 B．asking　　　　　　　　 C．asked　　　　　　　　　 D．ask

12．-Who is making so much noise in the garden?

-　　　　 the children.

　　　 A．There are　　　　　　 B．They are　　　　　　　 C．That is　　　　　　　　 D．It is

11．I rang you several times but couldn’t　　　　 .

　　　 A．pull through　　　　 B．live through　　　　 C．look through　　　　 D．get through

10．　　　　 the danger from enemy action, people had to cope with a severe shortage of food, clothing, fuel and almost everything.

　　　 A．As long as　　　　　 B．As far as　　　　　　 C．As soon as　　　　　 D．As well as

9．I know she can be very annoying, but　　　　 I think you should apologize to her for your rude remarks.

　　　 A．all the while　　　　 B．in fact　　　　　　　　 C．once in a while　　 D．all the same

8．There were many people queuing outside the restaurant. I waited ten minutes before　　　　 .

　　　 A．being served　　　　 B．serving　　　　　　　　 C．are served　　　　　 D．to be served