16、 The older New England villages have changed relatively little__________ a gas station or two in recent decades.

　　A.except

　　B.besides

　　C.in addition to

　　D.except for

　　17、 The manager would rather his daughter__________ in the same office.

　　A.had not worked

　　B.not to work

　　C.does not work

　　D.did not work

　　18、 It's high time you__________ all this translation and started thinking in English.

　　A.have.stopped doing

　　B.stopped doing

　　C.stopped to do

　　D.had stopped to do

　　19、 The storm，the ship would have reached its destination on time.

　　A.But for

　　B.In case of

　　C.In spite of

　　D.Because of

　　20、 Do vou think they have__________ food for all these people here?

　　A.subsequent

　　B.beneficial

　　C.sufficient

　　D.average