34. Hardly _______________ when we were told to stop.

　 A. did we begin　　　　　 B. had we begun　　　

C. were we beginning　　　 D. were we to begin

33. The girl seldom, if _____, turned to her brother for protection.

　　 A. never　　　　 B. ever　　　　　 C. always　　　 　　　D. then

32. She is such a lovely girl ____ is liked by everybody.

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

31. ---Why don’t you use the knife?

　 ---It needs ___________________.

　 A. sharpen　　　　 B. being sharpened　　　　 C. sharpening　　　 D. to sharpen

30. The lady said she would buy a gift for her daughter with the _______.

　 A. 20 dollars remained　　　　　　　 B. remaining 20 dollars

　 C. remained 20 dollars　　　　　　　 D. 20 dollars to remain

29. ---Where _______ my book ? I can't see it anywhere.　

--- I _______ it on this table . But now it's gone .

A were you putting ; have put　　　　　 B. had you put ; was putting　

C have you put ; put　　　 　　　　　　 　　D. did you put ; have put　

28. ______ we admit that there are still some problems about NMET,　 we don’t mean that it’s of no use.

　　　 A．While　　　 B．Until　　　　 　　 C．As　　　　　　　 D．Unless　

27. Mr. Smith found that gas ___　　　　 from the pipe when he came back because we forgot to switch off. But at last we were lucky to escape 　　　　　　.

　 A. escaped, being punished　　 B. was escaping, being punished

　 C. escaped, punishment　　　　 D. was escaping, punishing

26. Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree ______ they can be controlled on purpose.

A. with which　　　　　 B. to which　　　　　　 C. of which　　　　　 D. for which

25. With world economic crisis_________, people appeal to the government for more unemployment benefits.

　 A．worsening　 　 B．worsened　 　　 C．gone bad　 　　　 D．went bad