33. The number of people invited _____fifty， but a number of them _____absent for different reasons.

　　 A.　　 were； was　　　 B. was； was　 　　 　　 C. was； were　 D. were； were

32. All but one ____here just now.

　　 A.　　 is　　 B. was　　　　　　 C. has been　 D. were

31. Father went to his doctor for ____about his heart trouble.

　　 A.　　 an advice　 B. advice　 C. advices　 D. the advices

30. _____turn green in spring.

　　 A. Leaf　 B. Leafs　　　　　　 C. Leave　　　　　　　 D. Leaves

29. On the wall _____ two large portraits.

　　 A.　　 hangs　　 B. hang　　　　 C. hanged　　　 D. hanging

28. A good deal of money ____spent on books.

　　 A.　　 have　　　 B. has　　　　　　 　　 　　 C. have been　　　　 D. has been

27. Miss Smith is a friend of ______.

　　 A. Mary‘s mother’s　　　　　 B. Mary‘s mother 　　 C. Mother’s of Mary　　　　 D. Mary mother‘s

26. His “Selected Poems” _____first published in 1965.

　　 A.were　　 B. was　　 C. has been　 D. are

25. Writing stories and articles _____what I enjoy most，

　　 A.is　　 B. are　　 C. was　　 D. were

24. The number of students from the north ____small.

　　 A.are　　 B. is　　 C. have　　 D. has