35.Before he started his lecture, he _____ his throat first.

A. cleared　　 B. cleaned　　 C. dried　　 D. breathed

34.I can't beat him in the match because we are not in the same_____ .

A. rank　　　　 B. level　　　 C. group　　 D. class

33.Although he is very hard-working but the _____ is that he will fail.

A. chance　　　 B. choice　　 C. change　 D. charge

32.How much will he _____ you for the dictionary?

A. charge　　　 B. change　　 C. cost　　 D. spend

31.The thief was caught _____ pockets in a crowded bus.

A. picking　　　 B. picked　　 C. pick　 D. to pick

30.____ the truth, I don't like to be laughed at ____.

A. Tell, public　 B. To tell, in public C. Telling, in public D. Telling, the public

29.He said that he would arrive on time, ____ I would be relieved.

A. in this case　　 B. in that case　 C. in case　　 D. in which case

28.The task calls _________ time and money.

A. up　　　　　 B. in　　　　 C. for　　　　　 D. on

27.Doing morning exercises can ______ up your health. If you stick to it for some time you will surely be stronger and stronger.

A. put　　　　　 B. build　　　 C. set　　　　　 D. make

26.My car broke _______ on my way to the village where the fire broke ______.

A. out, down　　 B. down, down　　 C. out, out　　 D. down, out