32. The manager insisted that the chief engineer ________ testing the new model at once.

　 　A. start　　　 B. started　　　 C. would start　　 D. had started

31. Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase, ________ was reasonable.

　 　A. which price　 B. the price of which　　 C. its price　 D. the price of it

30. His boss is going to be _________ vacation next week and the company will be left _______ Mike.

　 　A. in; in charge of　　　　　 B. on; in the charge of　　

C. on; taking charge of　　　 D. in; taking the charge of

29. Seeing the great man was an exciting moment, _________ I had been looking forward to.

　 　A. what　　　 B. that　　　　 C. it　　　 D. one

28. Mr Smith, _______ of the ________ speech, started to read a novel.

　 　A. tired; boring　　 B. Tiring; bored　　 C. tired; bored　 D. tiring; boring

27. What should we do to keep ourselves ________ good and _______ good?

　 　A. to look; feeling　　　　　 B. to look; to feel

　 　C. looking; to feel　　　　　 D. looking; feeling

26. You should go to see him when he is so seriously ill. ______, he is your brother.

　 　A. In all　　　　 B. After all　　 C. At all　　　 D. Above all

25.--- Would you please give me a talk on modern science?

　 　　--- ___________, but I’m leaving for New York tomorrow.

　 　A. It doesn’t matter　　　 B. Best wishes

　 　C. Not at all　　　　　　 D. I wish I could

24. Every two months, his father asked his son to visit the museum in order to _______

　his interest in science.

　 　A. grow　　　 B. develop　　　　 C. build　　　 D. make

23. _________ his return to his home, he helped his mother do some housework.

　 　A. As soon as　　　 B. The moment　　 C. Upon　　 D. Immediately