34. What a table! I’ve never seen such a thing before. It is _____ it is long.

　 A. half not as wide as　　　 B. wide not as half as

C. not half as wide as　　　 D. as wide as not half

33. _____ that Marie was able to set up new branches elsewhere.

　 A. So successful her business was　　 B. So successful was her business

　 C. So her business was successful　　 D. So was her successful business

32. The field research will take Joan and Paul about five months; it will be a long time _____ we meet them again.

　 A. after　　 B. before　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. since　　 　　　　 D. when

31. --- Have your working conditions improved?

　 --- No, _____ than before, I’m afraid.

　 A. no better　 B. a little better　　 C. not worse　　 　 D. no worse

30. --- Have you been to New Zealand?

　 --- No, I’d like to, _______.

　 A. too　　 B. though　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. yet　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. either

29. The Professor in the end decided to give the prize to _____ he believed had a good sense of English.

　 A. who　 　　　　 B. anyone　　 　　　　　　 C. whoever　　 　 D. whomever

28. The language used in advertisements differs from _____ used in ordinary readings.

　 A. which　　 　 B. what　　 　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　 　　　　 D. it

27. It was a pity that the great writer died _____ his work unfinished.

　 A. for　　 　　　　　　　 B. with　　　 　　　　　　 C. from　　 　　　　 D. of

26. Two more hours, _______ we will finish the work.

　 A. or　　　 　　　　　　　 B. so that　　 　　　　 C. and　　 　　　　　　　　 D. if

25. It is said that the price of that beach house, which you were looking forward to buying, has fallen ____ a further 200 dollars a square meter.

　 A. at　　　 　　　　　　　 B. by　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. with　　　 　　　　　　 D. for