33. —Did you go for the Shanghai Expo?

　　　 —I ____ to, but I decided to stay with my sick mother at the last minute.

　　　 A. would intend　　　　　　　　　 B. have intended　

　　　 C. had intended　　　　　　　　　 D. intended

32. We all feel it is Jack as well as his wife that _____ for their son’s bad performance at school.

　　　 A. is to blame　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is to be blamed

　　　 C. are to be blamed　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. are to blame

31. ______, I believe, and all the problems will be settled sooner or later.

　　　 A. So long as you make efforts　　　　　 B. If you double your efforts

　　　 C. Making great efforts　　　　　　　 D. A bit more efforts

30. —How did the interview go?

　　　 — Quite well. Not so smoothly as I expected, _______.

　　　 A. instead　　　　　　　 B. either　　　　　　　 C. though　　　　　　 D. although

29. We have to study for a bright future, so we have to lose some sleep_____ we are worn out.

　　　 A. in case　　　　　　　 B. as though　　　　 C. as long as　　　　 D. even though

28. —How did you find Nick’s performance?

　 — To be honest, his singing did _____ to me much.

　　　 A. refer　　　　　　　　 B. occur　　　　　　　 C. attend　　　　　　　 D. appeal

27. —If you keep on breaking the rules, you will be fined.

　　　 —_______? I don’t care.

　　　 A. What for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. How come

　　　 C. So what　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. What if

26. Out of the crowded bus_______, who was dressed in a black suit and waved to a pretty woman.

　　　 A. a tall man stepped　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stepped a tall man

　　　 C. did a tall man step　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. did step a tall man

25. We had no food left in our backpacks, and ______ matters worse, it began to pour.

　　　 A. making　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to have made　　　　　

C. having made　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to make

24. Mary failed the driving test again. If she _____ harder, she ____ the test easily.

　　　 A. practiced; would pass　　　　　　　　　 B. had practiced; would pass

　　　 C. had practiced; would have passed

D. should practice; should have passed