33. ---Kate returned home only yesterday?

---Really? Where ______?

A. has she been　 B. had she been　 C. has she gone　　 D. had she gone

32. ______ late in the morning, Bob turned off the alarm.

A. To sleep　　　 B. Sleeping　　　 C. Sleep　　　　　　 D. Having slept

31. No sooner ____the parrot flew out and settled in the same tree as the cat.

A. had Tom opened the cage than　　 B. Tom opened the cage than

C. did Tom opened the cage when　　 D. Tom opened the cage when

30. The population of many Alaskan cities has _____ doubled in the past five years.

A. larger than　　 B. more than　　　 C. as great as　　　 D. as many as

29. --Does the dining-hall serve meals all day?

--______ .Breakfast is 6-8, lunch is 11-1 and supper is 5-7.

A. Yes, of course　　　 　　　　　　　B. Sorry, I'm afraid not

C. Of course not　　　　　　　　　　　 D. That's right.

28. ---Would you mind if I used your telephone?

---______.

A. Yes, do please　　 B. Go ahead　　　 C. Of course　　 D. All right

27. The old woman was knocked down by a car _____she saw it run toward her.

A. before　　　　 B. until　　　　　 C. after　　　　　 D. till

26. The seller would sell the coat for five dollars, but the customer __ four dollars.

A. asked　　　　　 B. offered　　　　 C. charged　　　　　 D. sold

25. Just after putting away the dishes _______.

A. the door bell rang　　　　　　　　 B. Nancy heard the door bell ring

C. the door bell was rung　　　　　　 D. someone knocked at the door

24. ---What ____the taxi drivers in Beijing to take up the study of English?

---Bidding for the 2008 Olympic Games.

A. comforts　　　 B. demands　　　　 C. forces　　　 　　　D. inspires