16. A great number of students ________ said they were forced to practise the piano.
A. to question B. to be questioned
C. questioned D. questioning
17. I wasn’t blaming anyone; I said errors like this could be avoided.
A. merely B. mostly C. rarely D. nearly
18. After that, he knew he could ________ any emergency by doing what he could to the best of his ability.
A. get away with B. get on with C. get through D. get across
19. some people regard as a drawback is seen as a plus by many others.
A. Whether B. What C. That D. How