He had planned to make a compromise，but he changed his mind at the last minute．
| A．therefore | B．otherwise | C．anyhow | D．somehow |
17．I’m ____a diet, since I put ____ weight easily.
| A．in; on | B．on; in | C．in; in | D．on; on |
16．He is heavily ____ now, so he can’t pay for a new house.
| A．out of debt | B．get into debt | C．in debt | D．get out of debt |
15．---Tom is never late for work. Why is he absent today?
---Something ________ to him.
| A．must happen | B．should have happened |
| C．could have happened | D．must have happened |
14．It is not who is right but what is right _______ is important.
| A．which | B．it | C．that | D．this |
13．The doctors have told him to ____ smoking and drinking.
| A．cut away | B．cut back | C．cut off | D．cut down |