31. The student _______ from the training so much that he was ______ the first prize in the event.

A. benefited; benefited　　 B. awarded; awarded

C. awarded; benefited 　　D. benefited; awarded

30. Mr. Smith said that he had ______ the dictionary on the table, but I thought he ______ to me.

　　 A.lay; lied　 B. lied; lain　 C. laid; lied　　 D. lain; laid　

29. I am looking forward to ______ your answer as soon as possible.

　　 A. receiving　　　　　　　　　　 B. being received　　　　

　　 C. receive　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. be received

28. When we were young, every evening my brother and I ______ stay at home waiting for our mother.

　　 A. would　　 　 B. might　　 C. should　　　　　　　 D. could

27. The child ought to be punished. How should you let him ______ telling lies?

　　 A. get rid of　 B. throw away　 C. get away with　　 D. play a trick　

26. -______ I return the dictionary within three days?　

　 -No, you ______. You ______ keep it for five days.

　　 A. May; needn’t; will 　　　　B. Can; mustn’t; would　 　　　　

　　 C. Must; don’t have to; can　 　D. Shall; can’t; should

25. - I didn’t go to work yesterday afternoon because my car broke down.

　 __You ____ mine. I wasn’t using it.

A. might borrow　　　 B. could have borrowed

C. must have borrowed　　 D. ought to borrow

24. -Have you heard the story of “The Merchant of Venice”?　　

　 -No. When and where does the story ______?

　　 A. take up　　　　　　　　　　　 B. take on

　　 C. take place　　　　　　　　　 D. take off

23. _______ lessons are not difficult.

A.　　 Our first few English short interesting

B.　　 Our few first interesting short English

C.　　 Our first few English interesting short

D.　　 Our first few interesting short English 　

22. “We can’t go out in this weather,” said Bob, ______ out of the window.

　　　 A. looking　 B. to look　 C. looked　　 D. having looked