31. _______he was laid off last year ______ how serious the economic crisis was.

　 　　 A. Not until…he realized 　　　　　　　 　　

B. It was not until… when he realized

　 　　 C. It is not until …that did he realize　 　　　　　　　　　

D. It was not until …that he realized

30..- Our holiday cost a lot of money.

　　　　 - Did it? Well, that doesn’t matter 　　　　　you enjoyed yourselves.

　　　　 A. as long as　　　　　　　　　　　 B. unless　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. as soon as　　　　　　　　　　　 D. though

29. Though he is ____ resigning, ___he still has _________ the company.

　　 A. bent in; but ; a place in　 B. bent on; / ; a place in

　 　　 C. bent to; / ; the place on　 D. bent on; but ; a place in

28. We all ______ the summer vocation _____ a time for study, but she has a different idea.

　　　 A. view…as　 　B. see… as　 　C. regard … as　 D. all of above

27. We welcome good employees, ______ their age or sex.

　 　　 A. thanks to　　 B regardless of　　 C. because of　　 D. due to

26. ____ in Jiangxi Province the next morning _____ we found many places flooded by the thunderstorm.

　　 A. Hardly we had arrived; when　　 B. No sooner did we arrive; than

　 　　 C. Hardly had we arrived; when　　 D. No sooner had we arrived; then

25. She has a lot of hobbies, ____ playing chess _____ canoeing.

　 　　 A. ranges from … to…　　 B having ranged from…to…

　 　　 C. ranged from…to…　　　 D. ranging from…to…

24. He paid for a seat, when he _____ have entered free.

　 　 A. could　　　 B would　　　 C. must　　　 D. need

23. ______ difficult it is, he is determined to ______ the experiment.

　　　　 A. No matter how; have a go at　　 B. However; have a go for

　　　　 C. Whatever ; have a go　　　　　 D. No matter what; have a go at

22. I am_____ to learn that Picasso produced more than 20,000 pieces of art ___ he wasn’t just a painter.

　　　　 A. amazing ; and that　　　 B. amazed ; that

　　　　 C. amazed ; and that　　　 D. amazing; and