33.It was foolish of you to take a taxi ___you could easily walk there in five minutes .

A. before　 　　B. till　 　　C. so that 　　D. when

32.---Why did she spend so much time searching shop after shop for a blouse ?

----Oh, she was very _______ about her clothes .

A.　　　 special 　　B. especial 　　C. unusual　 　D. particular

31.Within industries, companies are always trying to develop products that are one step better than______ of other companies.

A. that　　　　　　 B. those　　　 C. the other　　　　 D. another

30.----You seemed to be deeply struck by his skill.

-----Not exactly. It was his courage _______ his skill that really struck me most.

　　　 A. but also　　　　　　 B. not as　　　　　　　　 C. as well as　　　　　 D. rather

29.Your money could ______ good use instead of ______ idle in the bank.　

A. put to; being left B. be put to; leaving　　　 C. put to; leaving D. be put to; being left

28.Television has many advantages. It keeps us _____ of the _____ news and also provides entertainment in the house.

A. informed；latest　 B. to know；later　 C. learning；latter　 D. to think；latest

27.What he told us about the situation in Iraq simply doesn’t make any 　　　　.

　　　 A．use　　 B．reason　　　 C．value D．sense

26.I­­­­_____to have sent him a telegram to congratulate him on his marriage, but I　 it.

A．hoped; hadn’t managed　 　　　 B. hoped; didn’t manage　　

C．hope; don’t manage 　　　　 D．had hoped; didn’t manage

25.Our teacher is clever and hardworking, but not very good at ______his ideas to us.

A. getting over 　B. getting across 　C. getting on 　D. getting into

24.I know nothing about that young girl ______ she is an actress.

A. except　　　　　 　　 B. except for　　　 　　　 C. except that　　 D. besides