31. ---We didn’t find Mr. Smith attending the lecture.

　 ---No one _____ him about _____ a lecture the follwing day.

　 A. told; there to be　　　　　 B. had told; there was

　 C. told; there having　　　　 D. had told; there being

30. ---I didn’t go to Mary’s party lasy night because my car broke down.

　 ---You _____ mine. I _____ it.

　 A. could borrow; didn’t use　　　　 B. could have borrowed; wasn’t using

　 C. might have borrowed; hadn’t used　 D. might borrow; wasn’t using

29. As I will be away for at least a year, I would appreciate _____ from you now and then _____ me how everyone is getting along.

　 A. hearing; tell　　　　　　　　　 B. to hear; tell

　 C. hearing; telling　　　　　　　　 D. to hear; to tell

28. At the critical moment, a new manager was appointed to take charge, with whose efforts, business started ________.

A. building up　　 B. picking up　　 C. keeping up　　 D. setting out

27. Every day at dusk, the worried mother ________ come the gate, _____ into the distance, hoping that miracles would occur.

A. would; gazing　 B. should; gazing　 C. might; gazed　　　 D. will; gazed

26. 40 kilometers ________ Chengdu lies a town, _____ suffered great losses in the earthquake, but is now on the road to recovering.

A. west of; which　　　　　　　 B. on the west in; where　　

C. west of; where　　　　　　　 D. on the west of; which

25. Captain Cook kept some live animals on board and fed them with the leftovers which they would ________ throw away.

A. however　　 B. nevertheless　　 C. otherwise　　　 D. moreover

24. Can you imagine that as smart a girl as Angela ________ into the trap?

A. would have fallen　　　　 B. should have fallen

C. could fall　　　　　　　　 D. might fall

23. ________ was reported in the local paper, since the carrying out of the performance salary, efficiency in work has ________ doubled.

A. It …rather than　　　　 B. As … more than　　

C. What … over　　　　　 D. That… less than

22. ---Did he say anything that _____ you especially?

　 ---Not really. Actually I slept through his speech.

　 A. occurred to　　　　　 　B. attached to

　 C. referred to　　　　　　 D. appealed to