35. He didn’t ______ the adventure seriously. As a result, he broke both legs ______ the

injuries to his face and hands.

A. treat; except　　　　 　　　 　　　　　 　B. take; apart from　　　　

C. accept; besides　 　　　　 　　　　　　D. receive; aside from

34. The man insisted that he ______ nothing wrong and he ______ set free at once.

A. did; was 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　B. had done; was　　　　　　　　　

C. did; be　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. had done; be

33. It’s high time that he ______ the business ______ to his son.

A. handed; over　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. would hand; over

C. handed; out　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. would hand; out

32. ______ this job doesn’t pay very much, but ______ I can’t get another one.

A. In the first place; in the second place 　　　 B. On one hand; on another hand

C. On the one hand; on the other hand　　 D. For one thing; for another

31. He was good at arts, but ______, he was studying hard ______ being admitted to an engineering college.

A. strange enough; in the hope of　　　　　 B. strangely enough; in the hope of

C. strange enough; in the hope that　　　　 D. strangely enough; in the hope that

30. I tried to call you last night, but I couldn’t ______.

A. get through　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. go through　　　　

C. tell off　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. turn off

29. Which ______ did you enter for at the sports meet?

A. affairs　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. incidents　　　　　　

C. businesses　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. events

28. In the end the police decided not to ban the ______.

A. parade　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. distribution　　　　

C. march　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. import

27. The tyre of your car is flat. It needs ______.

A. blowing off　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. blowing up　　　　

C. blowing out　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. blowing over

26. The balloons, a great ______, ______ the atmosphere of the festival.

A. scene; added up　 　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. scenery; added up to　

C. view; added　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. sight; added to