35. More often than not, young readers find the novels of Dickens far more exciting than _______ of Thackeray.

A. ones　　　　　 B. them　　　　　 C. these　　　　　　 D. those

34. - Thank you so much for saving my son and bringing him home.

- Don’t mention it. I only did what anyone else _______ in my place.

A. must do　 　　　B. should do　　 　　C. may have done 　　D. would have done

33. - Tom, what a pity! I almost succeeded yesterday.

　 -_______. I told you to be careful before.

A. One false step will make a great difference　　　　 B. Where there’s life, there’s hope

C. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today　 D. One tree does not make a forest

32. A local publicity official said a trampling accident happened at a private school in Xiangtan city, Hunan Province, _______ eight dead and twenty-six _______.

A. leave; injured　　 B. left; injured　　 　　 C. leaving; injuring　 D. leaving; injured

31. Only when _______ hard _______ make your dream come true.

A. do you work;　 you can　　　　 B. you work;　 you can　　

C. do you work;　 can you　　　　 D. you work;　 can you

30. Most of us still wonder _______ it is _______ makes those honest peasant workers, without being paid at all, resign themselves to the bosses.

A. what; that　　 　　B. /; what　　　　　 　　C. that; what　　　　 　　 D. /; that

29. Angela and Ajani will pick up the marriage _______ after they meet online several times, which is not sensible.

A. acquisition　　　 B. identification　　　　 C. certificate　　　　 D. qualification

28. - Mum, I really think Dad should have a break and get relaxed.

　 - Yes. He _______ too long.

A. read　　　　　 B. has been reading　　 C. had read　　 　　　D. is reading

27. Barack Obama delivered a speech to 500 local youths during his visit to China, many of _______ were from Fudan University and Tongji University.

A. them　　　　　 B. whom　　　 　　　C. which　　　 　　　D. those

26. _______ his grades with Arnold’s, George was quite satisfied.

A. Compared　　 B. To compare　　 　　C. Comparing　　　　 D. Compare