(   ) 31. Some of my classmates        TV  plays        movies.

A. prefer; to  B. would rather; than  C. like; better  D. like; less

(   ) 30. The reason        he  was absent from the meeting was        his car broke down.

A. that; that  B. why; that  C. why; whether  D. that; whether

(   ) 29. After missing so many classes,she had to work hard in order to        her  classmates.

A. get on with     B. come up with

C. catch up with     D. keep in touch with

(   ) 28. —Have you finished reading the English storybook?

A. understand     B. understanding  C. understood  D. to understand

(   ) 27. —Do you want cola or  tea?

—        Thanks.  I  am  not thirsty.

A. Neither.  B. Either.  C. Both.  D. None.

(   ) 26. He promised         his old  friend  during  his stay in Tianjin.

A. see     B. seeing  C. saw     D. to see

(   ) 25.I prefer          some  shopping to          camping  since the weather isn’t lovely.

A. do;going  B. doing; go  C. do; go  D. doing;going

(   ) 24. —He        for  work  an  hour  ago. Hasn’t he arrived?

—Yes,he has.

A. set off     B. turn  off    丨  C. put off     D. get  off

(   ) 23. We are all looking forward to         great progress in our studies.

A. get     B. getting  C. make     D. making

(   ) 22. 一I started to play  the  violin at  the age  of  six.

A. So     did  I.  B. So was     I.  C. So I was.  D. So I did.