16.The new laws threaten to deprive many people _______ the most elementary freedoms.
A. from
B. for
C. of
D. about
17._______ he has enough money to buy the house， it doesn‘t mean he’s going to do so.
A. Grant
B. Granted that
C. Having Granted that
D. Grant that
18.The reply， when it finally came， was ________ the negative.
A. for
B. into
C. in
D. with
19.I don‘t mind _______ the decision as long as it is not too late.
A. you to delay making
B. your delaying making
C. your delaying to make
D. you delay to make
20._______ for a long time， most of the crops in this area died from lacking water.
A. Being no rain
B. There was no rain
C. To be no rain
D. There being no rain
