17. ―What did the boss want to know,Jack?

―    that we could finish our job.

A. What it was     B.  What was it

C. When was it       D.  When it was

16.   and caught the mouse.

A. Up the cat jumped B. The cat up jumped 

C. Up jumped the cat D.  Jumped up the cat

15. Mike doesn't understand     made his wife so upset this morning.

A. how that was     B.  what it was that

C. what was it     D.  why it was that

14.   it two days ago when you arrived home late that you came across her?

A. Did         B. Was

C. Does       D. Is

13. What we have to admit is that never in the past thirty years     so greatly as today.

A. didChinachange B. China has changed C.   hasChinachanged D.  Chinahad changed

12. When residents learned on Wednesday that only-one of the thirteen workers trapped underground    ,they burst into tears.

A. was survived     B. would survive

C. have survived      D. had survived

11. It is either he or you     in charge of the project and supposed to finish it punctually.

A. who is       B.  that is

C. who are        D.  which are

10. I told you the other day that Tom had agreed with your idea,    ？

A. hadn't he    B. didn't he 

C. did I        D. didn't I

9. Not until he called the secretary three times    that the manager went to an important meeting.

A. did he tell      B.  he told

C. was he told     D.  he was told

8.    in his school that many of his fans want to get close to him.

A.    So is he popular

B.    So popular is he

C.    So popular he is

D.    So he is popular