17. If Jim’s wife won’t go to the party,　 _______ .

　 A. he will either　 B. neither will he　　 　C. he neither will　 D. either he will

16. _______ I met him , he was working as a secretary in a big company.

　 A. For the first time　 B. The first time　　 C. The first time when　 D. When the first time

15. The old farmer has two sons, ________ has got a job in the town and refused to do farming.

　 A. each of them　　 B. both of who　 C. all of them　　 D. each of whom

14. The interview he paid little attention to _________ him the chance to work in this company.

　 A. cost　　 B. being cost　　 C. costing　　 D. be cost

13. Christmas Day is a public holiday in England, _________ family member meet and have good meals.

　 A. which　　　 B.　 when　　 C, that　　 D. where

12. They did not find　 ________ to prepare for the worst condition they might meet.

　 A. it worthwhile　　 B. it worthy　　 C. it worth　 D. worth

11. The teacher thought his students needed more practice and learning skills ________ much homework.

　 A. other than　 B. rather than　　 C. more than　　 D. in place of

10. In this list, two names ______　 particularly.

　 A. stand for　 B. stand by　 C. stand out　 D. stand up　

9. Mr. White moved to the US in _____ and returned back in ____ .

　 A. the sixties, his eighty　 B sixty, his eighties　 C. the sixties, his eighties　 D. sixty, eighty

8. The number of people invited _____ fifty, but a number of them ____ not seen at the meeting.

　 A. was,　 were　　 B. was　 , was　　 C.　 were　 was　 D. were, were