29. I _____ you a valuable present for your birthday, but I was short of money at the time.

　 　A. would like to give　　 B. would rather have given　 C. like to give　 D. liked to have given

28.　　　 -- Sorry for what I have said to you.　　　　　 --_____.

A. Let's forget it　　　 B. No, certainly not　 C. No, nothing much　　 D. I do beg your pardon

27. It _____that the football match ______ put off because of the rain.

　　 A. suggested; would be　　 　　B. suggested; should be

　　 C. is suggested; shall be　　 　　D. was suggested; be

26. It is Alice and Nancy _____ often help us _____ our English.

　　 A. who; for　　 　B. that; with　　 　C. who; in　　　　 D. that; in

25. -- Who's making so much noise in the garden?　　　　　 -- _____ the children.

　　 A. They are　　 B. It be　　　　　 C. It is　　　　　　 D. There are

24. Children are tired of learning often because they are _____ to do better than they can both at school and at home.

　　 A. hoped　　 　　B. permitted　　　 C. suggested　　　 D. expected

23. -- Was your stay pleasant while you were in Shanghai last week?

　 -- No, it ______ for four days, so we had to stay at a hotel.

　　 A. was raining　　 B. had been raining　　 C. would rain　　　 D. has been raining

22. --_____ John be coming here tonight?

　 --I'm not sure, but he _____ stay at home.

　 A. May; might　　　 B. Can; must　　 C. Must; might　　　 D. Can; might

21. --Are you pleased with his answer.'?　　　 --Not at all. It couldn't have been _____.

　 A. better　　　 B. worse　　　　　 C. so bad　　　　　 D. the worst

20. It's said that he was caught. One _____ so, but in fact he wasn't.

　　 A. would think　　　 B. would have thought　　 C. might think　 D. ought to have thought