32. -I was secretly surfing the Internet when my father walked into my room. To my surprise, he wasn’t angry.

- Well, tell us – what 　　　　when your father discovered you?

　 　A. did happen 　 　B. had been happened 　C. is happening 　　　　 D. was happened

31. It’s absolutely essential that all the applicants_________one by one.

　 A. be interviewed　 B. are interviewed　 C. should interview　 D. were interviewed

30. - Can you finish the reports today?

　　 - Certainly. I’ve _______most of them already.

　 A. got away from　　 　B. got down to　 　C. got around　　 　　D. got through

29. The ability to use language can be_________only by the act of using the language.

　 A. approached　　　 B. acquired　　　 C. overcome　　　　 D. conquered

28. I’m firmly convinced _____, no matter what happens and how bad ____seems today, life goes on and it will be better tomorrow.

A. that, it　 　　　　　B. it, that　 　　　　　　C. it, it　 　　　　　　D. that, that

27. The price of goods has kept rising________the wages of the workers remain the same.

　 A. whether　　　　 B. whereas　　　 C. or　　　　 D. whenever

26. The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds on which to base his arguments______the new theory.

A. in favor of　　　 B. in honor of　　　 C. in terms of　　　 D. in memory of

25. It was in this house, behind________was a beautiful garden ______the great writer grew up.

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

24. This hi-tech district, ______many famous universities, is now ahead in developing GM food. A. based in　　　　 B. the home for　　 　　　 C. base for　　　　 　　 D. home to

23. What the professor said at the meeting set___________how important it was for them to study hard.

　　 A. the present students to realize　　　　　　 B. the students present realize　　　

C. the students present realizing　　　　　　　 D. the present students realizing