17．A．making             B．inventing          C．doing               D．playing

16．A．After               B．Since            C．At                       D．Before

14．（太仓市二调）Amy，Dad and I are going shopping．Are you afraid of _______ at home at night?

A．1eaving               B．being left             C．1eft                       D．to be left

13．（无锡市期终考试）30,000 dollars is a large amount of money，but it's _______ than we need for the charity show．

A．many more          B．much fewer          C．far less                   D．very little

12．（徐州市区联校一模）--Have you listened to the weather report?

--Yes，it _______ that it'll he sunny tomorrow．

A．report                  B．is reported                  C．reporting                D．to report

11．（扬州五市测试二）--I'll be away on a business trip．Would you mind looking after my cat?

--Not at all．_______．

A．I've no time         B．I'd rather not           C．I'd like it                D．I'd be happy to

10．（扬州三区一模）--Oh，time for home．I must go at once．

--It’s raining outside．Don't leave here _______ the rain stops．

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

9．（连云港市东海县二模）Could you tell me _______?

A．where has he gone                                   B．who you are waiting for

C．when did they leave                                   D．how shall I operate

--At the end of 1998．The _______ for over ten years．

A．married                                                  B．were married

C．have married                                             D．have been married