17. My boss hates being interrupted,　　　　 when he is trying to work.

A. occasionally　 B. generally　　　　　　　 C. specially　　　　　　　 D. especially

16. The reason why he succeeded is ______ he worked very hard.

A. why　　 　　　　 B. that　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. whether　　 　　 　　　 D. how

15. You can see a church ________.

A. at a distance　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in the distance　　

C. for a distance　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. from the distance

14. Word came that the famous film star Chen Daoming was to _______ a new film.

A. star in　　　 　 　　　　　 B. star　　 　 　　　　　　　 C. be starred　 　　 　　　 D. starring in[

13. Oh, I’m not feeling well in the stomach, I __________ so much fried chicken just now.

A. shouldn’t eat　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. mustn’t have eaten　

C. shouldn’t have eaten　 　　　　　　　　　 D. mustn’t eat

12. 　　　　　　you like it or not, you'll have to give up smoking.

A. If　　　 　　　　　 B. Whether　　　 　 C. How　　　　 　 D. Why

11. Your shirt needs ____. You'd better have it done today.

A. iron　　 　　　 B. to iron　　 　　　　　 C. ironing　　　 　　 D. being ironed

10. -Why is Mr. Li so happy this morning?

　 -Because he was honoured with a(n)______ for excellence in teaching.

A. present　　 　 　　　　 B. gift　 　 　 　　　　　　　 C. award 　　　　　　　 D. reward

9. ________ you are interested in astronomy, you can read the book.

A. Even if　　　 　　　 B. Now that　 　　　　 C. Unless　 　　　　 D. As soon as

8. After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced ______ tractors in 1998 as the year before.

A. as twice many　　　　 　　　　 B. as many twice

C. twice as many　　　　 　　　　 D. twice many as