34. The house is beautifully built _____its high chimney.

　　 A. except　　 B. except for　　 C. except that　　 D. besides

33. Our teacher told us that the sun_____in the east and _____in the west.

　　 A. rose / set　　 B. rising / set　　 C. rises / sets　　 D. to rise / to set

32. __________we can learn from Chuck and others who have unusual friends?

　　 A. It is what that　　 B. What is it that　 C. What is　 D. What it is that

31. So busy _______that he didn’t have lunch yesterday.

　　 A. was he　　 B. he did　　　 C. he was　　　 D. had he

30. You can’t imagine _______when they heard the news_____the Chinese team won.

　 A. how they were excited; that　　　 B. how excited they were; that

　 C. how excited were they; which　　 D. they were excited; which

28. You don’t look a bit older than you did 5 years ago. How do you______so young?

　　 A. change　　　 B. grow　　　　 C. become　　　　 D. stay

29 _____the temperature falling so rapidly, we couldn’t go on with the experiment.

　　 A. Since　　　 B. With　　　　　 C. As　　　　　　 D. For

27. Although he hates his stepmother, ______he goes to see her for the love of his father.

　　 A. here and there　 B. more or less　 　C. sooner or later　 D. now and then

26. When Bob woke up he found himself in hospital, but he didn’t know how that_____

　　 A. came about　　 B. came out　　 C. came along　 D.came across

25. My deskmate has difficulty ____spelling some of the words in American English while I have trouble ____pronunciation.

　　 A. with / with　　 B. in / with　 C. in / in　　　　 D. with / in

24. As soon as I shut the door I realized that I ______my key in the room.

A. had left　　 B. have left　　　 C. left　　　 D. was leaving