33. - I phoned you at 7 yesterday evening but nobody answered.

　 - Oh, I ______ my dog in the park then.

A. walked　　　　　　　　　 B. was walking　　　　　 　 C. had walked　　　　　　 D. would walk

32. ________, I prefer to listen to classical music rather than rock ’n’ roll.

A. Sooner or later　　　　 B. In this way　　　　　　　　　 C. On the whole　　　　 D. Little by little

31. Paris______ be a wonderful city but it’s not somewhere I’d like to live.

　 A. might　　　　　　　　　　　 B. would　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. must　　　　　　　　　　　 D. can

30. For 800 years Oxford and Cambridge universities ______ in everything from Nobel

prizes to boat races.

　 A. competed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. had been competing

C. have competed　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. compete

29. There is a lot of evidence ______stress is partly responsible for disease.

A. which　　　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　　　 　　 D. whose

28. - Have you found the novel I lent you two weeks ago?

　 - Sorry, I can’t find it ______, but I’ll give it back to you later.

　 A. for the moment　　　　 B. to the moment　 C. in a moment 　　　　 D. at any moment

27. The time is drawing near ______ we’ll have to make a decision one way or the other.

　 A. where　　　　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　　　　 C. whether　　　　　　　　 D. why

26. - I’d like to fix an appointment with the director. Would nine tomorrow morning be all right?

-______. He’s got rather a full day tomorrow.

A. I’m afraid not　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Never mind　　　　　　　　　

C. It doesn’t matter　　　 　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Don’t mention it

25. Play, often ______ as an activity for younger children, is still important in the social development of teenagers.

　 A. to see　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. seeing　　　　　　　　　　 C. to be seen　　　　　　　　　　 D. seen

24. Steven Spielberg said he ______ much of his success and happiness to his wife and children.

A. belongs　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. forces　　　　　　　　　　 C. owes　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turns