33. I would prefer to study English at home rather than ______ basketball in the playground.

A. to play　　 　B. playing　 　C. play　 　　　D. played

32. --- How long ____ at this job?

　 ---Since 1999.

　 A.were you employed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. have you been employed

　 C. had you been employed　　　　　 D.will you be employe

31. The Transrapid Maglev can reach Pudong from Longyang Station within half an hour. ____, it runs very fast.

A. After all　 　　B. In other words　 C. As a result　 　D. At last　

30.____ great fun it is to have a swim on such a hot day!

　 A.What　　　　　　　　　　　 B. What a　　　　　　　　 C.How　　　　　　　　　 D. How a

29. There were a lot of ____ houses everywhere after the earthquake in Wenchuan. A. damaging　 　　　 B. damage　 　　　 C. damaged　　 　 D. to damage

28. The plane ____ off at 9:30.

　 A. takes　　　　　 B.took　　　　　　　　　　　 C.was taked　　　　　 D.is taken

27. Mr. Smith is _______a teacher. He is also our good friend.

　 A. only　　　 　B. more than　 　　C. hardly　 　　　　　　 D. less than

26. It is said that the clock is ______ a man.

　 A. three times as well as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.three times as tall than

　 C. three time as tall as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.three time taller than　　

25. ---Where have you put the recorder? I can’t see it anywhere.　

　 ---I _____it right here, but now it’s gone.　

A. was put　 　　　　 B. put 　　　　　　　　 C. had put　 　　 D. would put

24. I’ve bought an English dictionary which you can ____ if you meet new words.

A. get to　 　　　　B. come to　 　　　C .refer to　 　　D. look up to