16. We must get to that place before eight o’clock tomorrow evening, so we should _____ as soon as possible.

A. set out　　　 B. give out　　　 C. go out　　　 D. turn out

15. It was most _______ of you to lend me the money when I was in trouble．

A．grateful　　　　　　　 B．generous　　　　　　 C．gentle 　　　　　　　　 D．guilty

14. Mary, would you like to help me to think out a situation _______ these phrases cn be used at the same time?

A. which　　　 B. that　 　　　C. as　　　　 D. where

13. ---I have looked for my lost pen everywhere, but I just can’t find it.

---I think that you _______ have left it at home.

A. should　　　 B. must　　　　 C. can　　　　 D. need

12. After _____ seemed a short time, the young man returned to his office with a book in his hand.

A. that　　　 B. which　　　 C. what　　　　 D. it

11. Since he often travels on business, he can ______ himself to sleeping in any place he can find．

A．devote　　　　　　　　 B．accustom 　　　　　 C．force　　　　　　　　　 D．reduce

10. When the teacher told the boy’s father what he did at school, the father was _____ angry.

A. more than　　　 B. other than　　　 C. less than　　　　 D. rather than

9. What terrible weather ! It ________ heavily for as long as eight hours and a half.

A. snows　　　 B. snowed　　　　 C. has been snowing　　　 D. is snowing

8. A prisoner escaped from the prison last night. It was a long time _______ the guards discovered what had happened.

A. until　　　　 B. since　　　　 C. when　　　　 D. before

7. In the end, they found a great deal of evidence _____ that the so-caloled gentleman was a thief.

A. indicate　　　 B. to be indicating　　　 C. to indicate　　　 D. indicating