34. You mustn’t lose heart; sooner or later your efforts will ________.

A. pay off　　　　　　　 B. take off　　　　 C. give off　　　　 D. set off

33. Hardly ________ the plane when I was warmly welcomed by a text from the lovable Mikey.

A. did I step off　　　　　　 B. I stepped off　　　　 C. had I stepped off　　 D. I had stepped off

32. It will be one of the nations worst affected by climate change, as________ of the country ________ below sea level.

A. two-fifth; is　　　　 B. two-fifth; are　　 　 C. two-fifths; is　　　 D. two-fifths; are

31. Mr Wang ________ in our school for ten years. Now he has got a job in Australia.

A. worked　　　 　　 B. is working　　　 C. had worked　　 　　　 D. was working　

30. I can’t tell which is better, ________ I am a green hand.

A. but　　 　　　　　 B. so　　 　　　　　 C. or　　 　　　　　 D. for

29. When Phillip lost his competition, Mark did his best to ________ the news gently.

A. show　　　　　　　 B. break　　　　　　　　 C. read　　　　　　 D. talk

28. ―How come I didn’t get the message that we were to have the meeting at 4 pm?

―Well, your phone ________ it.

A. might have missed　 　 B. can’t have missed　 C. should have missed　 D. needn’t have missed

27. Christmas is ________ becoming a traditional British holiday rather than a Christian one.

A. gradually 　　　　　　 B. rapidly　　　　　　　 C. slightly　　　　 D. necessarily

26. ―How do you find being an ice cream taster?

―Fantastic! It is a job ________ you can get paid to taste ice cream.

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

25. Worrying never does ________ any good, which is universally acknowledged.

A. someone　　　 　　 B. anyone　　　　 　 C. no one　　　　　　　 D. the one