31. You have been reading to me ____ James went out. You must be very tired now.

　 A. when　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ever since

30. The window was shut, and the man in charge of the equipment _____ to open it.

　 A. did even not try　　　　　 B. did not even try　　　　 C. tried not even　　　　　 D. even did not try

29. As we all know, Russia is _____ European country, which extends across Europe and Asia.

　 A. a　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. an　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. the 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. X

28. --- Can the engineer speak _____?

　 --- No. He can only talk with you _____.

　 A. the English language; in French　　　　　　　　　　　 B. English language; in French

　 C. the English language; with French　　　　　　　　　 D. English language; with French

27. --- Do you know whose umbrella it is?

　 --- It is not mine. Perhaps it is _____.

　 A. someone else　　　　　　　 B. someone else’s　　　　　 C. someone’s else 　　　　 D. someone’s else’s

26. --- Shall I sit at this end of the boat or the other end?

　 --- If you keep still, you can sit at _____.

　 A. each　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. neither　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. either　　　　　　　　　　　 D. any

25. This new building is more beautiful than _____ building in the block.

　 A. any other　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. any　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. all　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the other

24. In our country today the distribution (分配) principle is mainly from _____ according to his ability and to _____ according to his work.

　 A. every; every　 　　　　　　 B. each; every　 　　　　　 C. each; each 　　　　　　　 D. every; each

23. Yesterday I bought two _____ these eggs in the newly-opened bazaar(集市).

　　 A. dozen　　　　　　　　　　　 B. dozen of 　　　　　　　　 C. couple　　　　　　　　　　　 D. scores

22. I don’t doubt _____ he can do a good job of it.

　　 A. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. whether　　　　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　　　　　 D. that