31. At last she made herself ______ by drawing a picture.

A. understand　　　 B. to understand　　　　 C. understood　　 　　D. understanding

30. I was about to go shopping _______ the telephone rang.

A. as　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　 D. as soon as

29. The apartment caught fire last night. Fortunately, most of the people there _______ escape.

A. could　　 B. were able to　　 C. meant to　　　 D. tried to

28. - I'm very ________ with my own cooking. It looks nice and smells delicious.

-Mm. It does have a _________ smell.

A. pleasant; pleased　 B. pleased; pleasant　 C. pleasant; pleasant　　 D. pleased; pleased

27. This is _______ I have come to Yuanyang.

A. for the first time　 B. the first time　　 C. every time　　 D. the time

26. They were ______ little children that they didn’t know what to do.

A. so　　　 B. such　　 C. as　　　　 D. too

25. Shortly after we ______, a waiter came over to us with a smile.

A. sat　　　　　 B. seated　　　　　　　 C. was seated　　　　　 D. seated ourselves

24. The reason _____ he gave for not coming to your birthday party is ______ his mother was ill.

A. what; which　　 B. why; that　　　　 C. as; which　　　　　　 D. which; that

23. Who do you think the teacher will ______ the question?

A. have answer　　 B. have answered　　 C. have to answer　　　 D. has answered

22. The man will have to wait all day ______ the doctor works faster.

A. if　　　　　　 B. unless　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　　　 D. that