32. Officers can’t work properly_____ certain important________.

A. unless; equipments　　　　　　　　 B. without; equipments　

C. without; pieces of equipment　　　 D. unless; pieces of equipment

31._______ apologize to his wife, he managed to send his wife a card, _______ “Darling, Please forgive me!”　

A. So as to; said　　　　　　　 B. So as to; saying　　　　

C. In order to; said　　　　　　 D. In order to; saying

30. You should try to write______ even when you are busy. As you know, practice makes perfect.

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

29. The boy ______ the window and ______ a man ______his neighbor’s house.

A. looking out of; seeing; entered　　　　 B. looked out of; saw; entering in

C. looked out of; saw; entering　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. looking out of; seeing; entered in

28. _______ in ancient times, the book still appeals to readers today.

A. Though written　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. It was written　　　　　

C. Having written　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Though writing

27. We were in ________ when we left that we forgot the airline tickets.

　 A. a rush so anxious　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a such anxious rush

　 C. so anxious rush　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. such an anxious rush

26. ---Please _______ us in the discussion.

---I’d love to, but I’m far too busy at the moment.

A. attend　　　　　　　 B. join　 　　　　 C. take part in　　 D. join in

25. Some people like wearing fashionable clothes; ______, some birds like bright feathers.

A. possibly　　 B. likely　 C. luckily　 D. similarly

24. The English spoken in the United States is only slightly different from ____ spoken in England.

A. which　 B. what　 C. that　 D. the one

23. He speaks English well indeed, but of course not ____ a native speaker.

A.　　 as fluent as　 B. so fluently as　 C. more fluent than D. much fluently than