16. I went to ____ to buy a ruler and a rubber.
A. a stationer
B. a stationer's
C. the stationer
D. stationer's
17. They arrived there at last, ____.
A. was tired and hungry
C. being tired and hungry
C. tired and hungry
D. tiredly and hungrily
18. - What was the party like
-Wonderful . It's years ____ I enjoyed myself so much.
A. before
B. after
C. when
D. since
19. Time should be made a good use ____ our lessons well.
A. of to learn
B. of learning
C. to learn
D. to learning
20. You cannot be ____ careful when you drive a car.
A. very
B. so
C. too
D. enough
21. When he arrived, he found ____ the aged and the sick at home.
A. nothing but
B. none but
C. none other than
D. no other than
22. John seems a nice person. ____, I don't trust him.
A. Even though
B. Even so
C. Therefore
D. Though
23. Excuse me. If your call's not too urgent, do you mind ____ mine first
A. I make
B. if I make
C. me to make
D. that I make
24. We agreed to accept ____ they thought was the best tourist guide.
A. whatever
B. whomever
C. whichever
D. whoever
25. ____ she realized it was too late to go home.
A. No sooner it grew dark than
B. Hardly did it grow dark that
C. Scarcely had it grown dark than
D. It was not until dark that
26. They are going to have the serviceman ____ an electric fan in the office tomorrow.
A. install
B. to install
C. to be installed
D. installed
27.There is an increase of 16% in the consumption of tobacco_____ the previous year.
A. over
B. than
C. to
D. then
28.______ on time, I think, the medicine will work on him before long.
A. Taken
B. Being taken
C. If taking
D. Take
29._____ you want me to fire you, I suggest you stop wearing sports clothes at office.
A. As long as
B. As far as
C. Since
D. Unless
30.Nobody in the class except you and me _____ to the principal about the air qualityproblems.
A. has complained
B. have complained
C. complain
D. complaining
