35. It was a great ______ that a month later a global agreement was reached.

　 A. challenge　　　 B. evidence　　　 C. achievement　　　 D. harmony

34. The girl said that she ______ the film twice, so she didn’t want to go to the cinema with us.

　 A. would see　　　 B. has seen　　　 C. saw　　　 D. had seen

33. There is little we can do about it, ______?

　 A. is there　　　 B. isn’t there　　　 C. can we　　　 D. can’t we

32. It’s said that the bus didn’t arrive on time ______ the heavy rain in the north.

　 A. thanks for　　　 B. due to　　　 C. in case of　　 　D. in time of

31. He ______ an old lady and nearly hurt her as he was heading home from a party.

　 A. ran across　　　 B. ran into　　　 C. ran after　　　 D. ran through

30. She was not ______ frightened; in fact, she was nearly frightened to death.

　 A. a bit　　　 B. very　　　 C. a little　　　 D. much

29. ______ you understand the rule, you will have no further difficulty.

　 A. Once　　　　 B. Though　　　　 C. Until　　　　 D. Unless

28. Don’t try to ______ any excuse, Alan. Tell me why you didn’t come to school today.

　 A. show up　　　 B. make up　　　 C. give up　　　 D. step up

27. My neighbour often gave me a hand in time of trouble, ______ was very kind of them.

　 A. what　　　 B. that　　　 C. which　　　 D. it

26. My friends have spent ______ money on physics books.

　 A. a great deal of　　　 B. a plenty of　　　 C. a good many　　　 D. a number of