35. I was busy yesterday, otherwise I ___ your birthday party.

A. attended　 　　 　　B. had attended　 　　　C. would attend　 　D. would have attended

34. Never before _______ in greater need of modern public transport than it is today.

A. has our city been　 B. our city has been C. was our city　　 D. our city was

33. Unfortunately, when we dropped in, Doctor Li _______ for Beijing to attend an important meeting, so we only had time for a few words.　

A. has just left　　　　 B. was just leaving　 C. had just left　 D. just left

32. He narrowly missed being seriously hurt, if not　　　 , by the explosion.

A. killed 　　　 　　　　　　B. being killed　 　　C. be killed　 　　D. to be killed

31. You are saying that every student, whenever or wherever they are, must wear their school uniform, and this is ______ I disagree.

　 　A. why　　 　　　　　B. how　　　 　　　C. what　　 　　　D. where

30. -What does the model plane look like?

-Well, the wings of the plane are ____ of its body.

A. more than the length twice　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. twice more than the length　　

C. more than twice the length　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. more twice than the length

29. The police let the man go after they found out that his DNA did not ______ the DNA they had got from the crime scene.

A. compare　 　　　　B. match　　　　 　C. make　　　 　D. describe

28. John knocked at the door for nearly five minutes ____ his wife opened it. A. when　　　　　 　B. before 　　　 C. until 　　 D. as

27. -Do you know why Ann is ill? 　 -Yes, she ____ more work than she can cope with. 　 　A. takes out　　　　 B. takes down　　 C. takes on　　 D. takes in

26. -It is said that Jack is very rich and is always changing his private cars. What is he?

- _______, I am not sure.

A. Somebody of a manager 　　　　 　　　　B. Something of a manager

C. Anyone of a manager 　　　　　 　D. Anything of a manager