34. - We didn't find Smith attending the lecture.　

- No one _______ him about _______ a lecture the following day.

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

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

33. I feel sure that _______ qualification, ability and experience, you are abundantly suited to the position we have in mind.

A. on account of　　　 B. in spite of　　　　　　 C. in terms of　　　　 D. by means of

32. It is in that poor village, _______ Mary lived and worked 15 years ago, _______ she will build her first school, which inspires everyone to help her.

　 　　 A. where; when　　 B. that; that 　　　　　　　 C. that; when　　　　 D. where; that

31. - The education system rather than the teachers _______ to answer for the overburden on the

　Middle school students.　

- I agree. I hope the reform being carried out in our country at present will bring about the _______ results.　

A. are; desired　　 B. are; desiring　 　　　　　 C. is; desired　 　　　 　D. is; desiring

30. - The research on rescuing as many coal miners as possible is challenging and demanding. Who do you think can do the job?

　 - _______ my colleague have a try?

　 　 A. Shall　　　　　　　　 B. Must　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Will　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Should

29. This is not a cheap way to get more water; _______, it is not a little expensive.

　 A. worse still　　　　　 B. on the contrary　　　　 C. in short　　　　　　 D. in addition

28. - What do you think of the movie William directed last month?

　 - I don’t like the story in it very much, but I think _______ the music.

　 A. masses of　 　　　　 B. lots of　　　　　　　　　　　 C. plenty of 　　　　　 D. well of

27. Since he got injured in the left eye in the car accident, his eyesight has _______ rapidly.

　 A. failed　 　　　　　　　 B. fallen 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lost　 　　　　　　　 D. missed

26. ______ is known to us all is that the old scientist, for ______ life was hard in the past, still works very hard in his eighties.

A. As; whom　　B. Which; whose　　　 C. What; whom　 D. It; whose

25. His idea of having weekly family meals together, which seemed quite difficult at first, has

　 _______ many good changes in their lives.

　 A. resulted from 　　 B. brought about　 　　　　 C. took place 　　　　 D. got through