17．He continued speaking, _______ my feelings on the matter.

A.　　　　　 regardless of　　 B. as result of　　　 　　 C. instead of　 　 D. in case of

16．Written in a hurry, 　_______________.

　　　 A. they found many mistakes in the report.　 B. Sam made lots of mistakes in the report.　　　

　　 C. there are many mistakes in the report.　　 D. the report is full of mistakes.

15．________ we play basketball together tomorrow afternoon?

　　　 A. What about 　　 B. How about　　　 　　 C. What if 　 　　D. How if

14．The discovery of new evidence led to _________ .

　　　 A. the thief having caught　　　　　　 B. catch the thief　　　　　

　　 C. the thief being caught　　　 　　 　　D. the thief to be caught

13.---Did you know that Tom got an A in the exam?

　 ---Yes, but he must have cheated in the exam, if I'm not _________.

　　 A. appropriate　　 B. straightforward　　 C. harmful　　　 D. mistaken

12．His plan was such a good one _______ we all agreed to accept it.

A. as　　　　　　　　　　 B. that 　　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　 D. and

11．He was filled with sadness as he watched her _________ the crowd.

　　 A. disappeared　　　　 B. disappear into　 C. disappearing　　　　　　 D. disappeared into

10．Considering all that she had _________, she was an amazingly cheerful woman.

　　 A. gone for 　　　　　　 B. gone through　　 C. gone in for　 　　 D. gone about

9．I can't bear _________, so I hope you can come on time.

　　 　A. to keep waiting 　　　　B. to keep to wait　　　　　　　　

　　 C. being kept waiting　　　　　　 D. being kept to wait

8．Large quantities of cotton ________ shipped all over the world already.

　　 A. has 　　　　　　 B. has been　　 C. have 　 D. have been