35. He lost his job three months ago; ______, he was seriously injured in an accident last week.

　 A. in the first place　　　　　　　　　　 B. to make matters worse　

　 C. on the contrary　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in other words

34. -----Look! How long _________ like this?　

-----Three weeks! It’s usual here that rain ________ without stopping these days of the year.

　 A. has it rained, poured　　　　　　　　 B. has it been raining, pours

　 C. is it raining, is pouring　　　　　　　 D. does it rain, has poured

33. A series of programs and the development of local and nationwide health care networks are signs___ the government is serious about health care.

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

32. Difficulties and hardships have ______ the best character of the young geologist.

　 A. brought in　　　 B. brought up　　　 C. brought out　　 D. brought about

31. If I _________ under the ladder to catch you when you fell, you _____now.

A. hadn’t stood ; wouldn’t be smiling 　　B. hadn’t stood , couldn’t have smiled

C. didn’t stand, won’t be smiling　　　　 D. didn’t stand, couldn’t be smiling

30．_______ I know about this competition is that it is held every two years.

　 A. That　　　　 B. What　　　　 C. As　　　 D. How

29．Was it in the beautiful park ______ was located by the sea _____we first met our new Chinese teacher?

　　 A. where; that　　　 B. which; which　　 C. that; that　　 D. which; where