33. ---Tom, did Mr. Alex join in your discussion?

　 ---No, he ______, but he happened to have fallen ill.

　　 A. would like to　　 B. was to have　　 C. will　　　　　 D. was going to join

32. ---The weather isn't good enough for an outing, is it?

　 ---Not in the least. We can't have ______ at this time of the year.

　　 A. a nicer day　　 B.　 a worse day　　　 C. a worst day　　　　 D. so fine a day

31. ___ you have found, you should give it back___ it belongs to.　

　 　　A. However, to anyone　　 　　　　B. Whatever, no matter who

　 　　C. No matter what, whoever　 　　　D. Whatever, to whoever

30. Pakistan does not ______ the possibility of a war starting with India, but promises to do everything it can to reduce tensions.

　　 A. give out　　　　　 B. rule out　　　　　 C. turn out　　　　　 D. send out

29.The World Trade Organization finally opened its door to China on November 10, ___a 15-year wait.

　　 A. only to end　　　　 B. ending　　　　 C. to end　　　　　 D. and ends

28. ---Sorry to have hurt you.

　 --- ______. You didn't mean to, did you?

　　 A. No problem　　　 B. Forget it　　　　 C. All right　　　　 D. Don't say so

27. The new manager is intelligent and hard-working, and ______, he is very charming.

　　 A. therefore　　　 B. however　　　 C. moreover　　　　 D. instead

26. -Do you think all the exercises in the book are good?

-________of them are very good. But some could have been better.

A. None　　　 B. Most　　　　　　　　 C. Few　　　　 　　 D. Rest

25. ---Why were you not at the concert last night?

　 ---I ______ a close game between Seattle Sonics and Miami Bucks.

　　 A. watched　　 B. had watched　　 C. have been watching　　 D. was watching

24. The Red Cross would have another thousand dollars _____to buy medicine for the refugees(难民).

　　 A. by that　　　 B. on the money　　　 C. for which　　　 D. with which