36. It was raining outside; ______, I couldn’t find a taxi.

A. to make things better　　 　　 B. still worse　　　　 C. still better　 　 D. to make things worse

35. In many cultures people who were thought to have the ability to ______ dreams were likely to be highly respected.

A. interpret　 　 　　B. interrupt　　 　　　 C. inherit　　 　　　 D. interview

33.　---　Oh,　must　you?　Stay　a　bit　longer.　______. 　　 ---　Thanks　anyway.　I’ve　got　an　early　start　tomorrow　morning. 　　A.　It’s　been　such　fun　having　you　　 　　　B.　Maybe　you　can　have　supper　here 　　C.　It’s　so　pleasant　to　meet　you　　 　　　D.　Let’s　have　another　chat 34.　A _____ road goes ______ from our college to the center.

　 A. straight, straight　 B. straightly, straightly　 C. straight, straightly　 D. straightly, straight

32. Color blind people often find it difficult to ______ between blue and green.

　 A. separate　　　　　 B. tell　　　　　　 C. compare　　　　　 D. distinguish

31. On a small marble table in the center of her boudoir stands ______ vase.

A. a little exquisite antique brown Chinese porcelain

B. an exquisite little antique brown Chinese porcelain

C. an antique little exquisite brown Chinese porcelain

D. a Chinese antique little expensive brown porcelain

30.　The old man is no coward; ______ he is a man of high spirits.

A. rather than　　 B. on the contrary　　 C. on the other hand　　 D. at the same time

29.　Einstein’s theory of relativity seemed hard to believe at the time ______.

A. when he first introduced　　 B. that he first introduced it

　 C. he first introduced　　　　 D. which he first introduced it

28. We ______ on the project by the end of next week.

A. shall have finished to work　　　　 B. shall finish to work

C. shall have finished working　　　　 D. shall finish working

27. You can fly to London this evening ______ you don’t mind changing planes in Paris.

A. provided　　　　 B. except　　　　　 C. unless　　　　 D. so far as

26. The brilliance of his satires was ______ make even his victims laugh.

A. so as to　　　　 B. such as to　　　　 C. so that　　　　 D. such that