32. She ___________ the temptation to buy a coat she could not afford.

A. challenged 　　　　B. obstructed 　　　　C. contradicted　　　 D . resisted

31. The party, which had been greatly __________, was spoiled by the rude behavior of an uninvited guest.

　 A. looked forward to　 　　　　　　　　　B. looked up to

　 C. called forth　　　 　　　　　　　　　D. called for

30. He's the kind of man who is fond of __________ compliments to other men's wives.

A. paying　 　　　　　B. saying 　　　　C. expressing　　　 　D. showing

29. Alice was very sorry to hear that her grandmother had __________ two days before.

　 A. broken off　　 　　　　　　　　　　B. passed off

　 C. given away　 　　　　　　　　　　D. passed away

28. Comrade Li Dazhao, ___________ librarian of Beijing University, was one of the founders of the Chinese Communist Party.

A. sometimes 　　　　B. sometime　　　　 　C. some time　 　　　D. some times

27. Mary had taken _________ to see that her guests had everything that they could possibly want.

　 A. efforts　 　　　　　B. pains 　　　　　　C. attempts　 　　　　D. endeavors

26. It isn't so much whether he works hard; the question is whether he works ___________.

　 A. above all　 　　　　B. in all　 　　　　C. at all　 　　D. after all

25. Jack almost fell off the cliff, but managed to ___________ until help came.

　A. keep on　 　　　　　　B. catch on 　　　　　C. count on　　 　　D. hang on

24. When I worked as the general manager of the firm, I sometimes had __________ to visit London on business.

A. opportunity 　　　　　B. possibility　 　　　　C. occasion 　　　　D. chance

23. When the big bills for mother's hospital care came, father was glad he had money in the bank to ___________.

　 A. fall short of　 　　　　　　　　　　　　B. fall through

　 C. fall back on　　 　　　　　　　　　　　D. fall in with