32. –Do you like cats?

　 –Of course. They mean ________ a kind of pet to their masters.

　　 A. better than　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. more than　　　　　　　

　　 C. no more than　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. not more than

31. The driver might have had an accident but that he __________the car suddenly.

　 A. braked　　　　　　　 　　　 　　　　　　　 B. would brake　

　 C. had braked　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. should have braked

30. – Have you known each other for long?

　 –Not very long.　 _______ we came to this school, actually.

　 A. before　　　 　　　 B. since　　　 　　　　　 C. after　　 　　　　　　　 D. when

29. ____ abroad for a tour can be a great honor for an ordinary person like me.

　 A. Taking　　　　　　　　 B. Taken　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Being taken　　　　　　　　　　 D. Having been taken

28. Many companies are eager to sign a contract with Amanda, who has the potential to ______ a super star.

　 A. remain　　　 B. grow　　　 　　　　 C. make　 　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. turn

27. As the Spring Festival is drawing ________, people are getting busier and busier.

　 A. near　　　　　　　　 B. closed　　　 　　C. nearly　 　　　　　　　　 D. closely

26. – Was the driving pleasant when you vacationed in Mexico last month?

–No, it _______for four days when we arrived, so the roads were very muddy.

A. was raining　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. rained

C. has rained　 　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. had been raining

25. – Sorry, I’m late.

– That’s OK. You’re here and that’s what __________.

A. does　　　　　 　　 B. works　　　 　C. stays　　　 　　　　 D. counts

24. He was expecting to have completed the job by now. ____________, he’s only halfway through it.

A. As it is　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. Even though　

C. That is　　　　　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　　 　D. In that case

23. – Isn’t Andy an efficient manager?

-Er, Andy is really intelligent but sometimes he has problems _______ his ideas.

A. keeping up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. thinking up

C. getting across　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. getting off