32. These facts are familiar with every schoolboy.　

31. No one can match with him in his class.　

30. They were very excited when their son _____ first in the examination.　

　　　 A. came up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. came over　

　　　 C. came out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. came across

　　　 答案:C

　　　 解析:come out first 为习惯表达，“得第一名”。

29. _______ private cars are bringing us convenience, they may also cause more traffic accidents and pollution.　

　　　 A. While　　　　　　　 B. As　　　　　　　　　　 C. If　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Since

　　　 答案:A

　　　 解析:while表示“虽然”，引导让步状语从句(常置于句首)。如：The lawyer said, “While I can hardly agree with what you say, I would defend to the death your right to say it.”

28. Chaplin, for ______ life had once been very hard, directed a film about life in an American factory.　

　　　 A. whom　　　　　　　 B. whose　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. which

　　　 答案:A

　　　 解析:此题易误选B。for whose life不能作主语；根据句子结构，正确的理解应为：For Chaplin life had once been very hard.故选A。

27. The TVs made by our company sell best, but several years ago no one could have imagined the role in the markets that they _______.

　　　 A. were playing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. were to play　

　　　 C. had played　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. played

　　　 答案:B

　　　 解析:were to play相当于过去将来时。

26. Hello! I ______ you ______ in Beijing. How long have you been here?

　　　 A. don’t know; were

　　　 B. haven’t known; are　

　　　 C. didn’t know; were

　　　 D. hadn’t known; are

　　　 答案:C

　　　 解析:根据语境，“不知道”这个动作应该是发生在过去；“你在北京”处于宾语从句中，时态要和主句取得一致。故选C。

25. ______ she wondered if she had made a mistake.　

　　　 A. Not until long afterwards that　

　　　 B. It was not until long afterwards that　

　　　 C. Not long until afterwards 　

　　　 D. It was long afterwards until

　　　 答案:B

　　　 解析:此句为强调句。被强调的是原句中的状语until long afterwards。若不用强调句则为：She did not wonder if she had made a mistake until long afterwards.直到好长时间以后，她才想到是不是犯了错误。

24. They were not yet aware of the hopelessness of their situation, ______ the lack of fresh water on the lifeboat.　

　　　 A. giving　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. given　

　　　 C. to give　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. being given

　　　 答案:B

　　　 解析:given...“考虑到……”。如：Given good health, I hope to finish the work this year. Given that they’re inexperienced, they’ve done a good job.

23. Nobody noticed the thief slip into the courtyard because the light happened to______ .

　　　 A. be turned on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. be put up　

　　　 C. go out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. give in

　　　 答案:C

　　　 解析:go out “熄灭”。