17. If I _________ his advice early, I would not make the mistake now.

　 A. followed　　　　　 B. had followed　　　 C. would follow　　　 D. were to follow

16. ___ Good news for you. You’ve been admitted to Sichuan University.

　 ___ ________ That’s great!

　 A. Pardon?　　　　　 B. Have I?　　　　　 C. Congratulations!　　 D. Good idea!

15. It _______ all of us had gathered there________ we set out.

　 A. was until, when　　 B. was until, that　　　 C. wasn’t until, that　　 D. wasn’t until, when

14. We need to buy ________ tables for our tea garden.

　 A. several new beautiful wooden　　　　　　 B. several beautiful wooden new

　 C. new several beautiful wooden　　　　　　 D. several beautiful new wooden

13. ___ I just can’t stop worrying about the result.

　 ___ _______. There’s nothing you can do now but wait.

　 A. Go for it　　　　　 B. Take it easy　　　　 C. Go ahead　　　　 D. Good luck

12. Americans eat________ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.

　 A. more than twice as many　　　　　　　　 B. more than twice

　 C. as twice as many　　　　　　　　　　　 D. twice as many as

11. He doesn’t have_________ equipment in his workshop---- just an old machine.

　 A. an　　　　　　　　 B. any　　　　　　　 C. many　　　　　　 D. much

10. I asked Tom and Jack the question in class. To my disappointment, _______ of them could answer it.

　 A. either　　　　　　 B. none　　　　　　 C. neither　　　　　 D. nobody

9. Do read the _______ on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine.

　 A. explanations　　　 B. instructions　　　　 C. descriptions　　　 D. introductions

8. When a boy with dirty spots on the face came in, people present all burst into________ while he burst out________.

　 A. laughter, crying　　 B. laughters, crying　 C. tears, laughing　　 D. laughing, tear