35. What limited money the able housewife made full use of ______ such a big family!

　　　 A. to support　　　　　　　　 B. support　　　　　　　　　　 C. supporting　　　　　　　　 D. supported

34. -- Your brother is very careful and honest.

　 -- I agree. What he has just done _______ itself.

　　　 A. speaks out　　　 　　 B. thinks of　　　　　　　　　 C. speaks for　　 　　　　 D. thinks out

33. -- Why didn’t you help the little boy?

　 -- Oh, sorry. He had struggled to his feet ________ I ran over.

　　　 A. before　 　　　　　　　　 B. after　　 　　　　　　　　 C. until　　 　　　　　　　　 D. since

32. 10 percent of the workers’ salary was _______ by the employer for no right reason.

　　　 A. kept away　　　 　　 B. kept off　　　　　　　　　　 C. kept back　　　 　　 D. kept up

31. Tom did very well in the last exam and much to my joy, Mary did no _________ than Tom.

　　　 A. better　 　　　　　　　　 B. worse　　 　　　　　　　　 C. faster　 　　　　　　　　　 D. further

30. It’s said that it’s thanks to so many common understandings _______ they signed an agreement on peaceful development.

　　　 A. why　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　 　　　　　　　　 C. so　　 　　 　　　　　　　 D. which

29. -- What do you think of my work, Miss Kate?

　 -- I’ll come ________ to the point - your work isn’t good enough.

　　　 A. friendly　 　　　　　　　　 B. straight　 　　　　　　　 C. honestly　 　　　　　　　　 D. politely

28. The sunspot came into its active stage, ________ that happens once every eleven years.

　　　 A. one　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. it　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. the one　　 　　　　　　　 D. what

27. -- Did the policeman let you in?

　 -- No, ________ I told him who I was.

　　　 A. if　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. once　　　 　　　　　　　 C. as though　 　　　　　　　 D. even if

26. Everything has two sides. Beautiful songs, sometimes, _________ be just noise to others.

　　 A. must　　 　　　　　　　 B. may　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. should　 　　　　　　　　 D. could