31. Mrs. Black didn’t think the little boy was to blame, so she stood up ______ him.　　

A. in honor of　　　 B. in defence of　 C. in charge of　 　 D. in praise of　　

30. Mr. Wang, _____ in bad health, is always well prepared no matter how many students attend his lecture.　　

A. though　　　 B. when C.　 if　 　　　 D. once　　

29. The girl wanted to chat online with her friends this evening, but her mother told her _____.　　

A. not to do 　　　 B. not　　 C. not to　　　 D. to not　　

28.Without my glasses, I couldn’t ____ whether that figure on the blackboard was a three or an eight.　　　

　 A. make out　　 B. make up　　 C. make for　　　 D. make off 　　

27. Last autumn, when I went to New York for further study, I _______ the girl who’s now my wife.

A. made the acquaintance of　 　 B. made full use of

C. made the most of　 　　 　　　　D. made effort o

26. “I　　　 in the room, watching TV broadcast about the earthquake.” I told the policeman who had driven here to question me.　　

A. was staying　　 B. stay　　　 C. stayed　　　　　 D. am staying　　

25. The result was far beyond _____we had expected, ____brought great joy to every one of us.　　

A. that; which 　　 B. than; that 　　　 C. what; what　 D. what; which　　

23. Never in my wildest dreams　　　　　 these people are living in such poor condition.　　

A. I could imagine 　　 B. could I imagine　 C. I couldn’t imagine　 D. couldn’t I imagine　　

24 -I just wonder　　　　 that made Mark Twain so famous a writer.　　

-Of course his early experiences.　　

A. it was what　　　 B. what he did 　 C. how he did　　　　　　 D. what it was　　

22.　　　　　 the weather, the sports meeting will be held on time.　　

A. In favor of B. Regardless of 　　　　 C. Apart from 　　 D. Due to　　

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21. The poor are usually ___ to each other. Even if they are not full, they will give their food to others.　　

A. useful　 　　 B. shallow　 　 C. careful　　　 D. generous