34. The Yellow River, 　　　　to be “the mother river”, runs across China like a huge dragon.

　　 A. saying 　　　　 B. to say 　　　　 C. said　　　　　 D. being said

33. -Did you enjoy the book?

　 -Yes , it was so interesting that I could hardly 　　　　it.

　　 A. get rid of 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. break away from

　　 C. keep away from 　　　　　　　　　 D. tear myself away from

32. -Can you give me the right answer?

　 -Sorry, I 　　　. Would you repeat that question?

　 A. hadn’t listened 　　　　　　　　 B. haven’t listened

　 C. don’t listen 　　　　　　　　　　 D. wasn’t listening

31. The purpose of their explorations is as important to them as 　　　to us.

　　 A. they are 　　　 B. they have 　　 C. it is 　　　　 D. it has

30. We’ll have to finish the job 　　　　.

　　 A. however long it takes 　　　　　 B. however it takes long

　　 C. how long it takes 　　　　　　　 D. it takes however long

29. -Don’t you want 　　　　?

　 -Please show me 　　　　.

　　 A. it, the other B. one, the other C. it, another 　 D. one, another

28. -John , may I ask you a favor?

　 -　　　　 .

　　 A. I’m sorry, but why?　　　　　　 B. Yes, you could.

　　 C. Sure, what is it?　　　　　　　　 D. I’d love to, and I’m busy

27. -I hope you enjoyed the film last night.

　 -How on earth do you know I went to a film ? I 　　　　you.

　　 A. won’t tell 　 B. didn’t tell 　 C. haven’t told D. hadn’t told

26. -The radio isn’t wrong . I wonder what’s wrong with it.

　 -　　　　 　the batteries (电池)？

　　 A. Will you try to change 　　　　　 B. Have you tried to change

　　 C. Would you try to change 　　　　 D. Have you tried changing

25. The mother felt very weak, 　　　　she carried the baby in her arms all the way to the hospital.

　　 A. however 　　　 B. still 　　　　 C. so 　　　　　　 D. yet