32. ---What has made him upset recently?　 --- ______ alone to face a troublesome milk case.

　 A. Being left　　 B. Left　　　　 　 C. Having been left　　　 D. To leave

31. Jenny hopes that Ms. Turner will suggest a good way to have her spoken English _____in a short

period.

　 A. improving　　　 B. improved　　　　 C. to improve　 　　　　　　 D. improve

30. Only when I left my parents for Italy ____ how comfortable it was to live in my home country.

　 A. I realized　　　 　 B. I had realize　　　 C. did I realize　　　　　 D. had I realized

29. By nine o’clock, all the Olympic torch bearers had reached the top of Mount Qomolangma, ____ appeared a rare rainbow soon.

　 A. of which　　　　 B. above which　　　 C. from which　　　　　 D. on which

28. Obama, the first black president in American history, ______ presidency on January 20^th, 2009.

　 A. set up　　　　 B. picked up　　　　 　 C. held up 　　　　　　　 D. took up

27. _______ she had time to realize what was happening, she was hit on the head.

　 A. Since　　　　　 B. Before　　　　　 　 C. When　　　　　　　 D. Until

26. ______ hungry I am, I never seem to be able to finish off this loaf of bread.

　 A. However　　　　 　　 B. Whenever　　 　 C. Wherever　　　　　 D. Whatever

25. ---I’m sure Andrew will come out first in this gymnastic competition.

　　---I think so. He ______ 　for it for months.

　 A. is preparing　　　 B. was preparing　　 　 C. had been preparing 　　 D. has been preparing

24. ----I can’t finish the paper until tomorrow, I’m afraid.　　 ----That’s OK, there’s ______.

A. no problem　 　 B. no hurry　　 　 C. no doubt　　　　　 　　 D. no wonder

23. Thank you for all your hard work in the rescue after the earthquake. I don’t think we ______ it without you.

　 A. can survive　　 　 B. could survive　　 　 C. could have survived　　 D. may have survived