32．The further falling of the stock market as reported today has ____ a fresh wave of selling．

　　　　 A．given off　　　 　 B．set off　　　 　　　 C．put off　 　　　　　　　　 D．got off

31．--- If only there were no examinations!

--- ___________．We all need more rest．

　　　　 A．Wait for a short time．　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．For what?

　　　　 C．I could agree more．　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．You can say that again ．

30．--- They couldn’t have done that, you know．They were ill．

　　 --- ______．Very ill

　 　　 A．So they were　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．So they had been

　　 C．So were they　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．So had they been

29．The fact _____ the earth and the moon attract each other is only one example of a very general law called the law of universal gravitation．

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

28．_____ it is given a program , a computer can gather a wide range of information for many purposes．

　　　　 A．Once　　 　　　　　　　　 B．Only　　　 　　　　　　 C．Unless　　 　　　　　 D．While　

27．To spend the weekend , I _____ to see the Korean film with you, but I couldn’t find time.

　 　　 A．hoped　　 　　　　　　　 B．had hoped　 　　　　 C．hope　　 　　　　　　　　 D．are hoping

26．A Tale of Two Cities , _____ which are familiar, is set in London and Paris in the 1780s．

　　　　 A．with　　　 　　　　　　 B．of　　　 　　　　　　　 C．to　　　 　　　　　　　　 D．about

25．Life in the small village was_____, yet she didn’t feel ______.

　　　　 A．bored; bored　 　　　 B．boring; boring 　　　 C．bored; boring 　　　 D．boring; bored

24．Fifty days ______　 a long time for Tom, who never led an adventurous life in the open by himself．

　　 A．is　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．was　　 　　　　　　　 C．are　　　 　　　　　　　 D．were

23．It is reported that oil reserves in this region are richer than _____ in other places．

　 　　 A．one　　　 　　　　　　　 B．those　　 　　　　　　 C．that　　 　　　　　　　 D．it