31. It was only several days ______ he realized the truth that he had been affected with AIDS.

　　 A. until　　　　　　 　　　 B. since　　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　　 　　　 D. as

30. He was upset, for at that time, it was ______ him why his parents got divorced.

　　 A. over　　　　　　 　　　 B. beyond 　　　　　　 C. beneath　　　　　　　　　　 D. around

29. Go and get your story book; it is _______ you left it in my study.

　　 A. where 　　　　　　　 B. where there　　　　　　　 C. there where　　　　　　　 　　　 D. there

28. There were so many people watching the relay of the Olympic Torch that we got ______ in the crowd.

　　 A. lost　　　　　　 　　　 B. to be lost　　　　　 C. to separate　 　　　　　　　 D. separated

27. ---Monitor?

　 --- I’m not monitor of our class. I _______ with the teacher until the monitor is elected.

　　 A. will just help　 　 B. am just to help 　C. am just helping 　　　 　　　 D. have just helped

26. A terrible earthquake struck in Wenchuan , Sichuan Province on May 12^th，this year., _____more than 60,000 deaths.

　　 A. caused　 　　　　　　　 B. having caused　　 C. to have caused　　 　 D. causing

25. Keep on practicing. You will play the piano _______ , if not better than, Lang Lang.

　　　 A. so good　　　 　　　 B. so well　　　　　　　 C. so well as　　　　　 　　　 D. as well as

24. Careful! There is a nail ______of the chair.

　　　 A. sticking out　　　 　　　 B. putting out 　　　 C. standing out　　　 　　　 D. giving out

23.　 ---May I try the jacket on?

----______ , but I think it will be too small for you.

A. As you like　　　 　　　 B. By all means　　　 C. As a result　 　　　　　　　 D. Believe it or not

22. As a matter of fact, most shoplifters _______by constantly looking around for cameras.

A. give themselves away　　　　　　　 　　　 B. show themselves away

C. put themselves away　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. bring themselves away