29.　 -Why weren’t you at the meeting?

-I ________ for a long-distance call from my aunt in America.

A. waited　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was waiting

C. had been waiting　 D. had waited

28．At the party, John made up a joke, 　　　　people burst out laughing.

　　　 A．on which　　　　　 B．by which　　　　　 C．at which　　　　　 D．from which

27．If it had rained even a drop, things would be much better now and the crops in the fields 　　.

　　　 A．wouldn’t die　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．didn’t die　　　　　

C．hadn’t died　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．wouldn’t have died

26. Our government has taken some measures to overcome the lack of electricity, but it may take some time _____ we have enough power．

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

25.She has made great progress in her studies but she said what she had achieved was________little compared to the teacher’s expectation.

A．so far　 　　B．too far　 　　　C．far from　 　　　D．far too

24.Peter’s jacket looked just the same as Jack’s，but it cost________his.

A．as much twice as　 　　　　　　　　B．twice as much as

C．much as twice as　 　　　　　　　　D．as twice much as

23.-You didn’t take the high-speed train with the leading letter "G" to Shanghai?

　　　 -　　　　 . I still took the "D" train, which saved me more than 50 yuan．　　　　

　　　 A．Yes, I didn't　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．No, I did　　　

　　　 C．Yes, I did　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．No, I didn't

22.There are four bedrooms in the flat, 　　　with its own bathroom.

　　　 A．all　　　　　　　　　　　 B．every　　　　　　　　 C．each　　　　　　　　 D．either

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21. The World Expo is like ____ great stage for cultural exchange, bringing people into closer contact with _____ rest of the world．

　　　 A．a; 不填　 　　　　　　　　　　B．the; 不填　　

C．a; the　　　　 　　　　　　　D．the; the