17、_____ life pace continues to speed up, we are quickly losing the art of enjoyment．

A．With           B．When           C．As        D．While

16、She took an umbrella with her this morning ____ she should be caught in the rain．

A．so that         B．in order that           C．in case          D．now that

15、    doesn’t seem to have been much difficulty in solving the problem．

A．It          B．That        C．There           D．He

14、---- No wonder you caught a cold．You  _____ out last night without a coat．

---- I know how silly I was．

A．shouldn’t have gone                              B．mustn’t have gone

C．couldn’t have gone                                D．mightn’t have gone

13、     we move the picture over there? Do you think it will look better?

A．If only           B．What if          C．As if          D．Even if

12、The hotel ___ during our holidays stands by the seaside．

A．we stayed at                                            B．we stayed

C．where we stayed at                                   D．in that we stayed

11、I’m stuck on this problem; you may ask ____ knows better than I．

A．whoever       B．Whomever         C．anyone          D．the one

10、The government has taken some measures to solve the shortage of electricity, but it may be some time       the situation improves．

A．since         B．when           C．unless           D．before

9、The newcomer is from Japan,       I can tell from his appearance．

A．which            B．what            C．where          D．who

8、    we admit that there are still some problems about NMET, we don’t mean that it is of no use．

A．Until         B．While          C．As            D．Unless