36. Over 10,000 athletes _____ the Athens Olympic Games in 2004.

A. joined　　 　　　　 　B. took part　 　　　　　 C. took part in　　 　　　 D. attended to

35. He speaks English well indeed, but of course not ______ a native speaker.

A. as fluent as　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. more fluent than　　

C. so fluently as　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. much fluently than

34. It was because of the bad weather _______ the football match had to be put off.

A. so　　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. so that　　　　　 　 　 C. why　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. that

33. I don’t think Peter is too young to take care of the pet dog ______.

A. correctly　　　　　　 　 B. properly　　　　　　　　 C. exactly　　　　　　　 　 D. actively

32. I’m going to the United States.　　　

How long ______ you ______ in the United States?

A. are; stayed　　　　　　　　 B. are; staying　　　　　　　 C. have; stayed　　　 　 D. did; stay

31. Tom always prefers _________on foot rather than _______ a bike.

A . walk; ride　 　　　　　　 B. walk; riding　 　　　　　 C. to walk; ride　 　　　　　 D. riding; to ride

30. You went to the US last month , didn’t you?

　 　Yes. That was the first time that I________ there.

　A. went　 　　　　　　　 B. had gone　 　　　　 C. had been　 　　　　 D. have been

29. In the valley we could see colorful butterflies _______around us and many yaks and sheep _____green grass.

　 A. flew; eat　　　　　 B. flying; eating　　　 C. to fly; to eat　　　　 D. fly; eating

28. We discussed where to go for a whole morning, but we decided to stay at home_____.

A. at the end　　 　　　　 B. by the end　　 　　　 C. in the end　　　　 　 D. on end

27. After living in the United States for fifty years, he returned to the small town where he ______ as a child.

A. grew up　　　　 　　 B. brought up　　　 　 C. gave up　　　　　 　 D. turned up