33. A strong earthquake hit Haiti, ________ several thousands of people.

　 A. killing　　　 B. to kill　　　 C. killed　　　 D.had killed

32. Mary always ________ she is the only one that does any work..

A. stands out　　　　　　　　 B. figures out

C. makes out　　　　　　　　 D. looks out

31. The sports meet 　　　　　　the following week is very important.

　　 A. holding　　　　　　　　 B. being held　　　　　　　 C. to be held　　 D. held

30. He apologized for ______ to inform me of the change in the plan. A. his being not able　 　　　　 B. him not to be able C. his not being able　　　　 D. him to be not able

29. 　　　　　more time, we could do it better.

　 A. Giving　　　 B. Given　　　 C. Give　　　　　 D. To give

28. Helen plays the violin ________, if not better than, Kate.

　 A. as well　　 B. so well　　 C. as well as　　 D. so well as

27. -You seem to have known Dr. Ken for a long time.

　　 　-That’s true. ________ he joined our club years ago.

A. Since　　　　　 B.Until　　　 C. When　　　　　 　D. If

26. You _______ her in her office last Friday; she’s been out of town for two weeks.

A. needn’t have seen　　　　　 B. must have seen　

C. shouldn’t have seen　　　　 D. can’t have seen

25. ---Are you coming to Tom’s party?　

---I’m not sure. I______ go to the concert instead.

　　 A. might　　 B. must　　 C. would　　 D. should

24. When I arrived at the station, I found the train _________ for passengers.

A. waited　　　 B. had been waiting　　 C. would wait　　 D. wait