35. Mary and I see each other ________, but not as often as we used to. 　

A. sooner or later　　 　B. once in a while　　 C. in the end　　　　 　D. more or less 　

[答案]B　

[解析]本题考查短语的区别：sooner or later　迟早；once in a while偶尔；in the end最后，结果；more or less几乎，差不多。

34. I was out of town at the time, so I don’t know exactly how it _______. 　

A. was happening　　 B. happened　　　 　　C. happens　　　　 　D. has happened 　

[答案]B　

[解析]本题考查具体语境中的时态，后一句隐藏的时间状语是at the time.

33. It saves tome in the kitchen to have things you use a lot _______ easy reach. 　

A. near　　　　 　　　B. upon　　　　 　　　C. within　　　　 　　D. around 　

[答案]C　

[解析]本题考查固定用法：with in easy reach在容易达到…的地方;在…的附近。

32. ------shall we have our picnic tomorrow?

-----______it doesn’t rain. 　

A. Until　　　　 　　　B. While　　　　 　　　C. Once　　　　 　　　D. If 　

[答案]D　

[解析]本题考查交际用语，意思是：如果明天不下雨的话。

31. Amy joined a painting group but didn’t seem to _______, so she left. 　

A. show　　　　 　　　B. go up　　　　 　　　C. fit in　　　　 　　　D. come over 　

[答案]C　

[解析]本题考查短语的区别：show off炫耀，卖弄；go up上升，上涨；fit in相处融洽，合得来；come over顺便来访。

30. ------Poor Steve! I could hardly recognize him just now!

------_______________, He has changed so much. 　

A. Never mind　　　　 B. No problem　　　　 C. Not at all　　　　 　D. Me neither 　

[答案]D　

[解析]本题考查交际用语，Me neither,在这儿相当于Neither could me.我也没认出来。

29. -------He says that my new car is a ____________ of money. 　

-------Don’t you think those words are just sour grapes?

A. lack　　　　 　　　B. load　　　　 　　　C. question　　　　 　D. waste 　

[答案]D　

[解析]本题考查单词的区别：lack缺乏；load负担；question疑问；waste 浪费；根据句意，尤其是下句的sour grapes(酸葡萄)可知答案选D。