17. - How long have you been here？ - ______ the end of last month，

A. In　　 B. By　　 C. At　　 D. Since

since引导的介词短语和现在完成时连用

16. I like swimming，while what my brother enjoys ______.

A. cooking　 B. to cook　 C. is cooking　　 D. cook

what my brother enjoys是名词性从句做主语，所以答案为C

15. We’ll be free tomorrow，so I suggest ______ to the history museum.

A. to visit　 B. visiting　 C. we should visit　 D. a visit

suggest的句式为：

suggest sb (should) do sth是虚拟语气

suggest doing sth

suggest sth to sb 所以答案为D

14. Who would you rather ______ you repair your CD player?

A. help　 B. helped　 C. helping　 D. to help

此题还原为You would rather who helped you repair your CD player.可知答案为B

句式为：would rather sb did sth 是虚拟语气

13. Who would you rather ______ the report instead of you？

A. have write　 B. have to write　 C. write　 D. have written

此题还原为You would rather have who write the report instead of you.可知答案为A

句式为：have sb do sth

12. He will tell you _____ he expects will win such a match.

A. why　 B. whom　 C. which　 D. who

此题中的he expects是插入语，所以答案应为D

11. We should do more such exercises in the future，I think，_____ those we did yesterday.

A. as　 B. like　　 C. about　　 D. than

此题前面有more,根据题意，应该选D。比较：

□We should do such exercises in the future, I think, _____ we did yesterday.

此题应选A 因为we did yesterday是句子，所以用连词as

□The teacher suggested that we should do _____ what he did yesterday.

此题应选B 应为我what we did yesterday是名词性从句，所以用介词like

10. Not only ______the jewelry she ____been sold for her son’s gambling debts but also her house.

A. is； has　 B. has； had　 C. has； has　 D. 不填； has

此题中由于Not only 置于句首，故用部分倒装结构。第一个has助动词，是句中谓语动词has been sold中has的提前。第二个has为实义动词，属于定语从句中，表示“有”的意思。本句的意思为：不但是她所有的珠宝而且还有她的房子一起已经被卖掉作为她儿子的赌债了。答案为C。

9. --- You haven’t been to Beijing, have you? --- _____. And how I wish to go there again!

A. Yes, I have　　 B. Yes, I haven’t　　 C. No, I have　　 D. No, I haven’t

注意题中最后一个单词again(看三遍！)。不要误选为D。答案应为A。全句的句意为“你没有去过北京，是不是？”“不，我去过。我多么想再一次去那里。”

8. He is a strict but kind-hearted father, ____ the children respect but are afraid of.

A. /　　 B. that　 C. for whom　　 D. one whom

此题答案只能为D。替代词one在句中作同位语，代指father，后面再接一个定语从句。先行词one 又在从句中充当宾语。