17．A pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain ______ as the plane was making a landing.

　A．to be seating　　　　 B．seating　　　　　　　　 C．seated　　　　　　　　 D．seat

16．-How can we go to the island twenty miles off the coast, sir?

-I’m afraid you can’t get there ________ by boat.

A．more than 　　　　　 B．rather than　 　　　 C．better than　 　　　 D．other than

15．To tell the truth, if it were not for the fact that you_______ my daughter, I would not take such pains to serve you.

　 　 A．were　 　　　　　　　 B．are　　　　　　　　　　　 C．had been　　 　　　 D．have been

14．--- What made her so sad at that time? She kept crying all the time.

　 　--- _______ to the ball.

　 　 A．Without being invited　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Not be invited

　 　 C．Be not invited　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Not having been invited

13．It was not until then _____ their marriage was _______ because they had little in common.

　　 A．did I realize; breaking out　 　　　　　　　　　 B．that I realized; breaking up

　　 C．did I realize; breaking up　　 　　　　　　　　 D．that I realized; breaking out

12．---Did a letter come for me?

---Yes, _______ came for you.

　　　 A．that　　　　　　　　　　 B．it　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．one　　　　　　　　　　 D．this

10．He went to New York that winter, ______ nothing has been heard about him.

　　　 A．since then　　　　　　 B．from then on　　　　 C．since when　　　　　 D．from when

A．unbelievable　　　　　 B．acceptable　　　　　 C．agreeable　　　　　　 D．sociable

9．It was only several days ______ he realized the truth that he had been affected with AIDS.

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

8．He was upset, for at that time, it was ______ him why his parents got divorced.

　　 A．over　　　　　　　　　　 B．beyond 　　　　　　 C．beneath　　　　　　　 D．around

7．Go and get your story book; it is _______ you left it in my study.

　　 A．where 　　　　　　　　 B．where there　　　　 C．there where　　　　 D．there