36. Owen, one of my best friends, invited me to his birthday party and I accepted it without ______.

A. expression　　　　 　　　　 B. permission　　　　　　　 　　　　 C. reflection　　　　 　　　　 D. difficulty

35. We ______ with a number of plans and will give careful consideration to all of them.

A. presented 　　　　 　　　　 B. are presenting 　　　　 　　　　 C. have presented　　　　 D. have been presented

34. He kept on working, with his head ______ down, while the man was talking to him.

A. bending　　　　　　 　　　　 B. to be bent　　　　　　　　 　　　　 C. bent　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. to bend

33. I want to learn French but I don’t know the best way to ______it.

A. go about　 　　　　 　　　　 B. go against　　　　　　　　 　　　　 C. go with　　　　　 　　　　 D. go through

32. --- ______ if we move the picture over there? Do you think it’ll look better?

--- I don’t think so. It looks perfect here.

A. How　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. What　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 C. As　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. Even

31. We have planted thousands of trees in recent years. In 2007 ______, we’ve planted ten thousand trees.

A. even　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. just　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 C. only　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. alone

30. The girls I saw yesterday were older than ______ you were dancing with.

A. one　　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 B. ones　　　　　　　　 　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. those

29. The young man was reported to ______ murder more than once and must be severely punished.

A. be committing　 　　　　 B. be committed　　　　　　 C. have committed　　　　　　　　 D. committing

28. --- How about joining us in the game?

--- I’m sorry. I have an urgent matter to ______.

A. relate to　　　　　　　　　　　 B. refer to　 　　　　 　　　　 C. attend to　　　　　　　　　 D. appeal to

27. Have you ever been embarrassed when ______ talking to yourself after your mobile phone battery runs out in the middle of a call?

A. leaving　　　　　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 C. leave　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. leaves.