17. After the new equipment was introduced, they produced ________ machines this year as the year before.

　 A. as twice many　 　　　　　　　　　B. as many twice　

　 C. twice as many　 　　　　　　　　　D. twice many as

16.The supermarket provides　　　 cheap food　　　 all its customers can afford it．

A．such；that　　　 B．so；as　　 　　 C．so；that 　　　 D．such：as

15. – How did you do on the test?

　– Not so well. I ______much better but I misread the directions for Part One.

　 A. could do　　 　　　 B. could have done　　 C. must have done　 　 D. should do

14. Frank, with his two sisters, _____ for London by train at 7:30 this evening.

　 A. leaving 　　　　B. are leaving 　　　C. is leaving 　　　D. leave

13. Only by shouting at the top of his voice______________.

　 A. he was able to make himself hear　　　 B. he was able to make himself heard

　 C. was he able to make himself heard　　 D. was he able to make himself hearing

12. This kind of natural fertilizer will help keep the air, soil and water_________ from chemicals.

　 A. lack　　　　　　 B. free　　　　　 C. loose　　　　 D. short

11. _______ up , the young man found himself covered with a red blanket.

A. Wake 　　　　　B. Waking　 　　　　C. Wakes　 　　D. woke

10. --What ________ that made him so angry?

　 --It is his losing the game.

　 A. it is　　　　　 B. is it　　　　 C. did it　　　　　 D. it was

9. He has been acting strangely these days. I can’t________ his actions at all.

A. ask for　　　　 B. account for　　　　 C. call for　　　　 D. stand for

8. ________ take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to take the train from west to east across the country.

　 A. In spite of　　　 B. Regardless of　　 C. Rather than　　 D. Would rather