17、——I’m afraid I can only make a small contribution this time．

——_______．We really appreciate your assistance．

A．The best things come in small package       B．The more, the better

C．It is better to give than to receive            D．Every little helps

16、It’s not wise for students to hold the view that talent and intelligence is ______ the key to higher grades only lies．

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

15、Although she had been ill for a long time, it still came as a shock when she ______ died．

A．eventually        B．willingly           C．unexpectedly           D．disappointedly

14、We needn’t have worried．Everything ______ all right in the end．

A．turned up         B．turned out        C．turned over         D．turned down

13、—Are you still very busy?

—Yes, I ______ the report for the manager and it won’t take long．

A．have just finished                          B．am just finishing  

C．had just finished                                      D．am just going to finish

12、It is not an idea ______ the community can unite．On the contrary, I see it as one that will divide us．

A．that          B．which            C．around that           D．around which

11、——Why didn’t you buy the gold ring?

——I ______, but I didn’t have the money． 

A．would have        B．bought            C．would like to         D．had bought

10、——Tom hasn’t finished what he was saying．

——He ______．I have already known what is in his mind．

A．can’t           B．mustn’t         C．needn’t         D．shouldn’t 

9、Mom promised to buy me a nice gift for my birthday, ______ beyond my imagination．

A．which        B．that           C．something        D．the one

8、He was busy writing a story, only ______ once in a while to smoke a cigarette．

A．to stop           B．stopping          C．to have stopped          D．having stopped