17、You'll find it hard to get rid of the drug habit       you have it.

A．before             B．once               C．until        D．though

16、The fridge produced by Haier is       high quality and is not expensive either.

A．in              B．for              C．to              D．of

15、—Did you get a ticket?

—No,      , but there wasn't any left.

A．I tried             B．I tried to             C．I try            D．l try to

14、The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already ______ for a meal to be cooked.

A．laid              B．laying             C．to lay            D．being laid

13、Once made out, the law must be carried out ______ any difficulty.

A．regardless of             B．instead of              C．because of            D．in need of

12、Jess was sad and her friends helped her       the first awful weeks after her husband Bill died.

A．break through       B．break down            C．get through              D．get rid of

11、The girl in plain clothes,       was wonderfully calm in face of danger, was just sixteen years old.

A．when              B．which             C．what               D．who

10、—How will you deal with these papers, Ann?

—I will leave them to       takes over the job.

A．anyone            B．someone            C．whoever             D．no matter who

9、It       a Saturday afternoon in May ______ Margaret could arrange for me to meet her elder sister.

A．was until, when                                  B．was until; that   

C．was not until, when                                    D．was not until; that

8、By the time my mother came back from work, my sister and I       supper and were waiting for her at the table.

A．have cooked           B．were cooking         C．had cooked         D．would cook