16. The driver was _ C _ of running away from the scene of the car accident.
A. charged B. blamed
C. accused D. punished
17. Your cough will get worse __C____ you give up smoking.
A. so long as B. on condition that
C. unless D. otherwise
18. Circuses are very popular __D children as well as adults.
A. to B. For C. by D. with
19. __C__ be the first to employ nuclear weapons.
A. Never China will B. China never will
C. At no time will China D. At any rate will China not
20. The secretary searched for hours, but __B be found.
A. everywhere the missing papers could not
B. nowhere could the missing papers
C. nowhere the missing papers could
D. anywhere could the missing papers
21. __B _ the rain we should have had a pleasant journey.
A. As for B. But for C. For D. With
22. It is absolutely essential that all the applicants __C__ one by one.
A. interviewed B. to interview
C. be interviewed D. to be interviewing
23. Advice should be provided free to _ B__ needs it.
A. whom B. Whoever C. who D. no matter who
24. — I saw Sam in the library yesterday morning.
— You __C____ him; he is still abroad.
A. might not see B. could not see
C. can’t have seen D. mustn’t have seen
25. Students and scholars have long known that the American Indians were not really Indians __B .
A. though B. at all C. either D. now
26. My mother lives ___C___ far away ______ we hardly ever see her.
A. very; that B. too; to
C. so; that D. that; so
27. John is in favor of going to the movies, __ A __ Mike insists on playing football.
A. while B. Meanwhile C. in the meantime D. at the same time
28. The oil must have been used up，_ B ___ the light went out.
A. because B. for C. since D. as
29. They’ve ___C___ on a trip round the world.
A. left away B. begun
C. set off D. started up
30. The reason __D__ he forgot the time ______ we had appointed doesn’t sound very believable.
A. why; when B. that; when
C. which; which D. that; that