32. ---Why are you so late?

　　 ---The bus was _____ for an hour because a tree had fallen across the road.

　　 A. held out　　　　 B. held on　　　　 C. held back　　　　 D. held up

31. The policy of the mainland is very clear and straightforward, and the key problem is ____

the leaders of Taiwan will accept it.

　　 A. that　　　 　　　　B. whether　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　　 D. how

30. ---Oh, it’s nine o’clock! I have to leave for the airport now.

　　 ---Don’t worry. As you are our _____ guest, I will give you a ____ for free.

　　 A. normal; hand　　　　　 B. old; drive　　　 C. regular; lift　　　 D. usual; help

29. By the time he gets home, his father ______ for Paris on business.

　　 A. has left　　　　　　　 B. will have left　　　　　 C. had left　　　　　 D. will leave

28. __________, you’ll never be able to persuade him.

　　 A. No matter how good advice you give　　 B. However good advice do you give

　　 C. No matter what good you give advice　　 D. Whatever good advice you give

27. We all know that, _____ , the climate change will get worse.

　　 A. not if dealt carefully with　　　　 B. if not carefully dealt with

　　 C. if dealt not carefully with　　　　 D. not if carefully dealt with

26. The engine of the ship was _____ and the bad weather ____ the helplessness of the crew at sea.

　　 A. out of order; added to　 B. beyond reach; put to

　　 C. in place; turned to　　　　 D. under control; led to

25. Even today I still remember the great fun we had ______ games on the beach in those happy days.

　　 　A. play　　　　　　　　　 B. to play　　　　　　　 C. playing　　　　　　 D. played

24. Was it in the village _____ we used to live in ____the accident happened?

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

23. As they are retired, Mr. and Mrs. Scott prefer a house in the country to spend their late years to ______ in a large city.

　　 A. which　　　　　　　 B. it　　　　　　　　　　　 C. one　　　　　　　　 D. that