31.　 At times we thought it boring to keep doing the same work, for we were ________ beyond beginners’ level.

　　　 A. obvious rather　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. obviously well　　

C. obvious much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.obviously fairly

30.　 _____________, I think, and you will be taken to where it is really horrible.

　 　　 A.So long as you say another word　　　　　　　　　　 B. If you say another word

　　　 C. Another word　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Saying another word

29.　 -I am so sorry to hear your pet dog Peggi was taken away in the park at seven

yesterday evening.

-Impossible. It 　　　　　　with the ball in my home then.

A.played　　　　　　　　　 B.had played　　　　 C.would play　 　 D.was playing

28.　 The study we have been making ________ English grammar is _______ great use to us in our studies.

　 A. to; beyond　　　　　　　　　 B. for; in　　　　　　　 C. of; of　　　　　　　　　　　 D. from; of

27.　 Sometimes we hurried to the bathhouse at university, only to see a sign _______ into the ground _______ the pipes were broken.

A. knocked; reading　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. knocking; reading

C. knocked; read　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. knocked; to read

26.　 They became partners at work that day. Until then, they ______ to each other for

nearly three years.

A. didn't speak　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　B. hadn't spoken　 　

C. haven' t spoken　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　D. haven' t been speaking

25. Having checked the air-conditioner was closed, and _______ all the lights were off,

we left the office.

A. after　　　　　　 B. that　　　 　　　　　 　C. when　　　　 D. where

24.　 　　 tomorrow, our car will set out for the distant village.

　　 A．However the weather is like　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．However is the weather like

　　 C．Whatever is the weather like　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Whatever the weather is like

23.　 After entering senior high school, we’ve reached a point in our studies 　　　　we

needed to decide how to arrange our timetable efficiently.

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

22.　 Jim’s house was broken into. _______ valuable has been left in the house.

A. Anything 　　　　 B. Everything　　　 C. Nothing　 　　 　D.Something