32. The news came as no surprise to me. I ______ for some time that factory was going to shut down.

A．had known　　　 B．knew　　　　　 C．have known　　 D．know

31. Nothing can stop a ______ student ______ his mind to give up his studies.

A．promised; to change　　　　　　　 　B．promised; changing

C．promising; changing　　　　　　　 　D．promising; to change

30.The cakes are delicious .He'd like to have ____ third one because_____ second one is rather too small. A. a; a　　　 　　　B. the; the 　　　C. a; the　　　　　 　D. the; a

29. --Is this machine often in need of repair?

--No. 　　　　　　problems to arise(提出).

A. Seldom don't we expect　　 　　　　　B. We expect seldom

C. Seldom we expect　　　　　 　　　　 　　D. Seldom do we expect

28. Was it in 1969 _____ the American astronaut succeeded _____ landing on the moon?

A. when, on　　　　 　　B. that, on　　　　 　C. which, in　　　　 　　D. that, in

27. The manager promised to keep me _____ how our business was going on.

A. to be informed　　 B. on informing　 　C. informed of　　 　　D. informing of

26. The houses ________ are for the old people and the construction work will start soon.

A.built　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.to be built

C.to build　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.being built

25. _____ the _____ tiger, Mrs Cousins was _____.

A. See, frightened, frightened　　　　　　　　 　B. Seeing, frightening, frightening

C. Seen, frightened, frightening　　　　　　　　 D. Seeing, frightening, frightened

24. You’d better ______ some money for special use.

A．pick up　　 　B．set aside　　 　　C．put off　　 　　　D．give away

23.The famous basketball star, ______ tried to make a comeback, attracted a lot of attention.

A．where　　　 B．when　　　　 C．which　　　　　 D．who