33. The naughty boy who _____ in bed ____ to his parents, saying that he was ill and　 couldn’t go to school.

A. lied; lied　 B. lay; lied　 C. lay; laid　　 D. laid; lied

32. My aunt ____ my sister to marry Henry, but my sister married Frank at last.

A. advised 　B. persuaded　　 C. suggested　 D. warned

31. They demanded that the library _____ open to students during the vacation.

A. should keep　 B. was kept　 C. would be kept　 D. be kept

30. You shouldn’t take ____ for granted that your parents care much about you and do so much for you.

A. it　　 B. that　　 C. this　　 D. one

29. _____ other good students, the teacher thinks Hank is _____ student.

A. Compared with; a most satisfied　　　 B. Compared to; the most satisfied

C. Comparing to; the most satisfying　　 D. Comparing with; a more satisfying

28. Though bought several years ago, the computer is still in good ____.

A. situation　 B. condition　 C. standard　　 D. position

27. I ____ in London for many years, but I’ve never regretted my final decision to move back to China.

A. lived　　 B. was living 　　C. have lived　　 D. had lived

26. The man in black was about to set fire to the house ____ the police came.

A. while　 B. after　　 C. before　　 D. when　

25. I walked out of the cinema, _____ I’d never come back to this hell.

A. determining　 B. determined　　 C. to determine　 D. determine

24. Three hundred firemen raced to the hotel after a smoke detector(检测器)_____ the alarm soon after midnight.

A. set out　 B. set off　　 C. give away　　 D. give off