9. I don’t think he could have done such a stupid thing last night, _____?

A. did he             B. could he

C. do I               D. hasn’t he

16. Mr Smith,       of the      speech, started to read a novel.

A. tired; boring     B. tiring; bored

C. tired; bored      D. tiring; boring

7. —What were you doing when I phoned you last night?

  —I﹍﹍my painting and was starting to take a bath.

A. have already finished   B. was finishing

C. had just finished       D. was going to finish

I think you must be mistaken about seeing him at the theatre; I’m sure he ______ abroad all week.

  A. is    B. was    C. has been   D. had been

He’s unlucky, and he’s always suffering _____ luck one after another.

A. a sick     B. an ill     C. sick     D. ill

5. We have moved into a four-room flat so far. Our room is between _____.

 A. Mary’s and Helen’s  B. Mary and Helen’s

 C. Mary and Helen        D. Mary’s and Helen

The poor young man is ready to accept ___________ help he can get.             

               A．whichever      B．however   C．whatever   D．whenever

______the silence for the pauses,we could hear each other’s breathing and could almost hear our own heartbeats.

A.     In   B. For   C. Under  D. Between

---You won’t go to Kathy’s wedding party ,will you?

----Yes,_____invited.

A.     even if  B.if  C.unless  D.as

We have been told that under no circumstances_______ the office telephone for personal affairs.

A. may we use   B. we can use  C. we could use  D. did we use