35. He tried his best to solve the problem, _________ difficult it was.

A. however　　 　　B. no matter　　　　 C. whatever　　　　　 D. although

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　 There’s no question about it; it was my fault. I should have made sure I knew　 36　 where we headed when I 　37　 out of Scott’s driveway. Instead , I told them to lead the　 38　 ; I would keep up, It was a rainy night so the road was wet, and I knew the tires on my car were pretty　 39　 . For these reasons and a good many others, I should have thought　 40　 about the speed I was going on that dark, 41　 road. I had no idea where t hey were headed, so when I fell　 42　 I knew I would spend the rest of that Friday night alone at home if I didn’t catch up before the next stop　 43　 .

　　 I was going about five miles over the speed 　44　 , and, of course, that was　 much too fast　 45　 the road　 46 　and the particularly winding stretch (弯曲的一段) of road I was　 47 　for. Although I was going fast, I didn’t feel at all　 48　 until I saw one curve(弯曲) in the road. I 49　 my brakes(刹车) and turned the wheel to take the turn,　 50 　it was as if I hadn’t turned the wheel at all. As the road curved left, my car slid straight　 51　 the road and directly into a stone wall.

　　 Police officers, an ambulance, and a long night at the Emergency Room are all vague(模糊的) memories of that frightening evening. However, 　52 　memory that is clearly imprinted in my mind is the look of　 53　 on the faces of my parents when they arrived at the scene and saw how　 54　 they had come to losing t heir son. One thing I will always remember is that they would have lost me, had I not been wearing　 my seatbelt.

　　 I learned many valuable lessons that night. It’s too bad that it often takes a tragedy or near tragedy to teach a lesson, but I know t hat I will never 　55　 anything, including life itself, for granted again.

34. It is difficult to judge whether what he did _____.

A. is worth to be praised　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. deserves being praised

C. is worthy of being praised　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. is worth being praised

33. This is the second time I _____ by him; I shall never trust him again.

A. was let down　　　　　　　 B. have been let down　　 C. have been put down　 　 D. am put down

32. If you don’t keep the meat in the refrigerator on such a hot day, it may ____.

A. go out　 　　　B. go away　 　　　　C. go off　　 　　　　D. go down

31. – Did you visit the famous museum?

　 　– No. We ________ it, but we spent too much time shopping.

　　 　A. could have visited　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　B. must have visited

　　 　C. can’t have visited　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　D. shouldn’t have visited

30. So funny _______ that everybody burst out laughing.

　　 　A. she looked　　 　　B. was she looking　　　 　C. did she look　　 　　　D. had she looked

29. – Where is George? He said he would meet me here at 3.

　　 – He seems _________ with Mr. Brown in the office.

　　　 　A. to talk　　 　　　B. to be talking　　 　　　　C. to have talked　　 　　　　D. talking

28. –　 Lucy, you wash the dishes, _______?　 – Mum, can’t Lily do it? It’s her turn.

　 A. don’t you　　 　　　B. can you　　 　　　C. shall you　　　　　　 　D. will you

27. – Why did she spend so much time searching shop after shop only for a blouse?

　　 – Oh, she was very _______about her clothes.

　　 　A. special　　 　　　B. particular　　　　　 　C. especial　　 　　　　D. unusual

26. I think you’ve got to the point _______ a change is needed, otherwise you’ll fail.

　　 A. when　　 　　　　B. that　　 　　　　　C. where　　 　　　　D. which