35. -Your sister nearly _____ all her spare time to her study during the three years.

　 -That's right, or she _____ the first place in her school in the College Entrance Examination.

　 A. spent; wouldn't have taken　　　　　 B. devoted; wouldn't have taken

　 C. hadn't devoted; hadn't taken　　　　　 D. hadn't spent; couldn't

34.He always works hard, but__________, he didn't pass the exam.

　 A. much to our surprise　 B. to our great surprising　 C. to our surprise much D. to surprise

33.The book_______well.

　　 A.is sold　　　　　　 B.has been sold　　　　　 C.selled　　　　　　 D.sells

32.On _______ side of the river there are a lot of trees.

　　 A. both　　　　　　　 B. any　　　　　　　　 C. either　　　　　　 D. neither

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