16. “May I borrow your paper?” “ ________.”

　　A. By all means B. Never mind C. You are welcome D. Don’t mention it

　　17. This bird is really lovely, and I’ve never seen ________ one.

　　A. a finer B. a finest C. the finer D. the finest

　　18. Since there’s no more work to do, we might just ________ go home.

　　A. so well B. as well C. so good D. as good

　　19. He made ________ known to his friends that he didn’t want to enter politics.

　　A. that B. it C. himself D. him

　　20. That car nearly hit me; I ________.

　　A. might be killed B. might have been killed

　　C. may be killed D. may been killed

　　21. “Have you ever eaten snails?” “No, and I hope I ________.”

　　A. will never B. never will C. have never D. never have

　　22. She wrote a famous book, and so ________ a place in history.

　　A. winning B. to win C. to have won D. won

　　23. I’ll have to change my clothes before I go out — I don’t want ________ like this.

　　A. to see B. seeing C. to be seen D. being seen

　　24. We make sure we’re always well stocked up with candles, just ________.

　　A. in case B. for certain C. in practice D. for use

　　25. It’s hard to rescue drowning people because they ________ so much.

　　A. sink B. swim C. jump D. struggle

　　26. It has been raining for a day, but even though it hadn’t rained, we ________ there by tomorrow.

　　A. can’t get B. won’t get C. hadn’t got D. wouldn’t get

　　27. The little time we have together we try ________ wisely.

　　A. spending it B. to spend it C. to spend D. spending that

　　28. You should put on the notices ________ all the people may see them.

　　A. where B. in which C. at D. for them

　　29. She took her son, ran out of the house, ________ him in the car and drove quickly to the nearest doctor’s office.

　　A. put B. to put C. putting D. having put

　　30. The old house, in front of ________ there is an apple tree, is ________ I used to live.

　　A. that, the place B. it, the place C. which, where D. what, where