32. It's ten years since the scientist _______on his life's work of discovering the valuable chemical.

　　 A. made for　 　　　　 B. set out　　　　 　 C. took off　　　　 D. turned up

31. -- You haven't lost the ticket, have you?

-- _________. I know it's not easy to get another one at the moment.

　　 A. I hope not　 　　　 B. Yes, I have　 　　 C. I hope so　　 　 D. Yes, I’m afraid so

30. He got to the station early,____________ missing his train.

　 　　 A. in case of　 　　　 B. in honour of　　 　C. for fear of　　　 　D. in search of

29. 　　　　　I accept that he is not perfect, I do actually like the person.

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

28. I will never know what was on his mind at the time, nor will________.

　 　 A. anyone　　　 　　B. anyone else　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. no one　 　　 D. no one else

27. It was _____ great shock to the girl when ______word came that her close friend died in the severe earthquake of Haiti.

A．a；／　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B．the；the　　　　　

C．a；the　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 D．／；the

26．It was the training _______　he had at school _______　 made him good jumper．

　A．what；what　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．that；that

　C．what；that　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．that；which

25. Why didn't you tell me there was no meeting today? I _____ all the way here through the heavy snow.

A. needn't have driven　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. can't have driven

C. mustn't have driven　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. shouldn't have driven

24. The twins，_______ so long，held each other and burst into tears．

　 A．being separated　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．having been separated

　 C．having separated　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．had been separated

23. - You can't finish the book in less than an hour, I suppose?

- 　　　　.

A. Yes, I'm sure I can　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. No, hardly

C. Sorry, I can't　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. I don't think I can