31. Readers can ____ quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word.

A. get over      B. get in                C; get along         D. get through

30.I really don't want to go to the party, but I don't see how I can ____ it.

A. get back from          B. get out of        C. get away          D. get off

29. The sports meet will be ____ till next week because of the bad weather.

A. put off       B. put away             C. put up           D. put down

28. - What are you doing?            - I'm looking____ the children. They should be back for lunch now.

A.after        B.at                  C.for             D.up

27.I ____ play football than basketball.

A. would rather            B. had better         C. like better        D. prefer

26.I ____ the television set for 1,500 yuan.

A. bought       B.paid                 C.cost              D. spent

25. The father insisted that their son Tom ____ clever enough to study music.

A. be           B. should be            C.was              D. would be

24. Old Mr Jackson insisted ____ to the Friendship Hospital.

A. on being sent           B. to send               C. on sending        D. being sent

23. Our teacher suggested Wang Lin ____ to America for further study.

A. should send  B. would be sent        C. sending        D.be sent

22. The assistant suggested Mary ____ the blue skirt.

A. buying       B. bought               C. to buy            D. could buy