29. ____ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States.

A. Founded　　　　　 　　B. Founding

C. Being founded　　　　 D. It was founded

28. -I’m sorry. I____ at you the other day.

-Forget it. I was a bit out of control myself.

A. shouldn’t shout　　　　　 B. shouldn’t have shouted

C. mustn’t shout　　　　　 D. mustn’t have shouted

27. -I called Mr White this morning, but no one answered.

-Tom told me that Mr White____ to travel abroad yesterday.

A. was setting out　　　　　 B. set out

C. would set out　　　　　　 D. had set out

26. The theory____ by Einstein turned out to be true, but at that time few people could accept it.

A. put off　　　　　　　　 B. put together

C. put aside　　　　　　　 D. put forward

25. It is very____ that the factory will have to close because of the economic crisis.

A. probably　　　　　　　　 B. likely

C. possibly　　　　　　　　 D. obviously

24. My TV is out of order. Can you tell me what is the_____ news about Iraq War?

A. lately　　　　　　　　　 B. latest

C. later　　　　　　　　　 D. latter

23. Just as Professor Scotti often _____it, success is ninety-nine percent mental attitude.

A. gets　　　　　　　　　 B. makes

C. puts　　　　　　 　　　　D. means

22. I’d prefer to go to____ shoe shop at the corner of the street because there is____ wide variety of patens to choose from.

A. the/a　　　　　　　　　 B. the/the

C. a/the　　　　　　　　　 D. a/a

21. -Could I borrow your bike today, Mike?

　-____ I'm not using it today.

A. With pleasure　　　　 B. You shouldn’t

C. No way!　　　　　　 D. Go ahead!