---Where is the manager? I have something important to discuss with him.
--- He is at the airport now. He _________ for Beijing.
| A．has left | B．leaves | C．left | D．is leaving |
17. ______, his idea was actually worth practicing.
| A．As it might sound strange | B．Strange as it might sound |
C．As strange i t might sound |
D．Strange as might it sound |
16. He had already learned the news. I ______ the trouble to phone him about it.
| A．needn't have taken | B．could have taken |
| C．should have taken | D．mustn't have taken |
15. The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see ______ the next year.
| A．carrying out | B．carried out | C．carry out | D．to carry out |
14. --- It’s thirty years since we last met.
--- But I still remember the story, believe it or not, ______ we got lost on a rainy night.
| A．which | B．what | C．that | D．When |
13. ___ had they reached the 30th floor ____ they realized that they had forgotten to take the key.
| A．Hardly; than | B．Hardly; when | C．No sooner; when | D．No sooner; then |