35. The flowers were so lovely that they __________ in no time.

　 A. sold　　　　 B. had been sold　　　 C. were sold　　　　 D. would sell

34. “Goodbye, then,” she said, without even ___________ from her book.

　 A. looking down　　 B. looking up　　 C. looking away　　　 D. looking on

33. ---Can you read the sign, sir? No smoking allowed in the lift!　 ---__________________.

　 A. Never mind　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Don’t mention it　

　 C. Sure, I don’t smoke　　　　　　　　　 D. Pardon me

32. I know a little bit about Italy as my wife and I ________ there several years ago.

　 A. are going　　 B. had been　　 C. went　　　　　 D. have been

31. Between the two generations, it is often not their age, _________ their education that causes misunderstanding.

　 A. like　　　　 B. as　　　　　 C. or　　　　　　 D. but

30. Does this meal cost $50? I __________ something far better than this!

　 A. prefer　　　 B. expect　　　 C. suggest　　　　 D. suppose

29. I smell something __________ in the kitchen. Can I call you back in a minute?

　 A. burning　　 B. burnt　　　　 C. being burnt　　　 D. to be burnt

28. We all know that, __________, the situation will get worse.

　 A. not if dealt carefully with　　　　 B. if not carefully dealt with

　 C. if dealt not carefully with　　　　 D. not if carefully dealt with

27. ---How’s your tour around the North Lake? Is it beautiful?

　 ---It ________ be, but it is now heavily polluted.

　 A. will　　　　 B. would　　　　 C. should　　　 D. must

26. I won’t call you, ________ something unexpected happens.

　 A. unless　　　 B. whether　　　　 C. because　　　　 D. while