35. _______ , the firemen put all the fires out quite quickly.

　　 A. Sadly　 　B. Hopefully　　 C. Unfortunately　　 D. Thankfully

34. ---How did you know the surprising news?

　 ---I happened _______ the event then.

　　 A. to be covered　 B. to have covered　 C. to be covering　 D. to cover

33.---Is that the small town you often refer to?

　 ---Right, just the one _______ you know I used to work for years.

　　 A. that　 B. which　 C. where　 D. what

32. On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the U.S. each year, _______ about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.

　　 A. cause　　　 B. caused　　　 C. to cause　　 D. causing

31. Britain is an island _______ the coast of continental Europe.

　　 A on　 B. off　 C. from　 D. along

30. Though an active politician, she succeeded in balancing the _______ she played both at home and in society.

　　 A. characters　 B. parts　　 C. performances　 D. activities

29. After studying in a medical university for five years, Jack _______ the job as a doctor in his hometown.

　　　 A. picked up　　 B. set up　　 C. took up　　 D. made up

28. He was feeling bad. He went to work, _______, and tried to fix his attention on it.

　　 A. however　　 B. so　　　 C. although　　 D. while

27. The bridge being built there _______ by the time you come back.

　 A. has been completed　　　　　 B. will have been completed

　 C. will complete　　　　　　　 D. has completed