34. After finishing middle school, my sister did nothing ____ at home.

A. but read　　　　　　 　B. but to read　

C. besides reading　　　　 D. except to read

33. After seeing the film, __________________.

　 　A. the book was read by him　　 B. he wanted to read the book

C. the book made him want to read it

D. the reading of the book interested him

32. - But for the bird flu ( 禽流感 ) in Vietnam in the summer of 2004，I ______ you to go to Vietnam for sightseeing.

　 　- Really？ What a pity！

　 　A. have taken　　　　　 B. had taken

　 　C. should have taken　　 　D. would have taken

31. She objects to ____ loud music ____ while she reads newspapers.

　 　　A. have/play　　　　　　　 B. have/played

　 C. having/playing　　　　　 D. have/playing

30. I____ asleep because it took me a long time to realize that the telephone was ringing.

A. could have fallen　 　　B. should have fallen　

C. must have fallen　 　　D. mustn’t have fallen

29. Great quantities of soil _________ down the hillside by the rain last night.

　 　A. was washed　　 B. were washed　　 C. wash　　 D. washes

28. I have bought 2 ballpens, _______ writes well.

　 　A. both of which　　　　　　 B. none of which　

C. neither of which　　　　　 D. neither of them

27. ------ It is 30 years since we last met.

　 　------ But I still remember the story, believe it or not, _________ we got lost on a rainy night.

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

26. ______ that he could not speak for a long time.

A. so frightened was he　　　 B. so frightened he was　

C. was he so frightened　　　 D. frightened was he

25. The maths teacher gave the books to all the students except____ who had already taken them.

　 A. ones　　 B. some　　 C. the ones　 D. the others