16. The stranger talked to us_____he were our familiar friend,but we know he was just pretending to he.
A. as though B. even though C. as that D. even if
17. He signed the papers______I could stop him.
A. when B. unless C. before D. until
18.______you want to buy a car, you must______your living expenses in order to
save enough money.
A.Now that,cut down B. Now that,cut off
C. Since,cut up D. Since,cut away
19. No matter how frequently______，the works of Beethoven always attract large
audience.
A. performing B. performed C. to be performed D. being performed
20. I have just come in to see if I can be ______any assistance to them.
A. with B. on C. at D. of
21. Since the death of her mother,she has been all day crying at home______.
A. strongly B. deeply C. heavily B. bitterly
22. He is all right_____he is left to do the job in his own way.
A. for fear B. so long as C. in case D. meanwhile
23. And finally，when night at last came, the street______and only the rubbish
_______sadly blowing in the cooling night wind.
A. emptied, remained B.silenced,left
C. calmed, lay D.changed,piled
24.When he reads books,his habit is to make a mark_____the meaning is unclear to him.
A. there B.wherever C. the place D. in which
25.If you are_____about Australian cities, just read the look written by Dr Johnson.
A. interested B. anxious C. upset D.curious
26. Jack stood there staring and he appeared_____what I said.
A. that he didn't understand B.not to have understood
C. that he had not understood D. not having understood
27. It's time we______some steps to prevent pollution.
A. will take B. shall take C. take D. took
28. It was at the very beginning______Mr Fox made the decision_____we send more firefighters here.
A. when,which B. when, that
C. then,so D. that, that
29. I knocked at the door for two minutes______he came to open it.
A. when B. before C. until D.as
30.Does it make any______to quarrel about where to hold the sports meeting?
A. meaning B.opinion C.sense D. advice
