32. The happy news quickly ______ through the whole village.

　 A. was spread　 　 B. were spreading　 C. spread　　　 D. had been spread

31. -Will you go swimming with me this weekend?

　 -______.

A. All depend　 　 B. It depends 　　 　C. It depends on　 D. All depends on

30. He wants to see changes in the company and I am sure he will, ______.

　 A. on time 　 B. at a time　　　 C. at one time　　　 D. in time

29. The girl who is studying at the art college has a_______ for music and dance.

A. gift　 　 　　B. present　 C. power　 　　 D. strength

28. _______ by thick bamboo and high forest, the ancient city hadn’t been discovered until the 1990s.

A. Surrounding　　 B. Surround　　 C. Surrounded　　 D. Having surrounded

27. He could see the tall chimneys of the factory ______.

A. from distance　　　 　　　 B. in the distance　　 　 C. in distance　　　　　　 D. to a distance

26. Why not get some work experience first ______ go straight on to university?

A. rather than　 　 B. other than　　　 　 C. more than　　　 D. less than

25. ---Jack promised to come on time.

　 ---What do you imagine _______ to him then?

　 A. happening　 B. was happening　 C. be happened　 D. happened

24. Word came ______ our duties would be changed.

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

23. -My teacher punished me this morning.

-Why? You’ve done nothing wrong, ______ I can see.

A. as long as　　 　 B. as far as　　　　 C. as well as　　　　　 D. as soon as