33. _______ late in the afternoon, Bob turned off the alarm.

A. To sleep　　 B. Sleeping　 　 　　　C. Sleep　　　 　　　D. Having slept

32. ------Have you heard the latest news

-------No, what ________?

A is it　　　　　 B is there　　　　　　 C are they　　　　 D are those

31.-----Were all the toys for the children carried to their new kindergarten?

------No, _______only some of them.

A it was　　　　 B that were　　　　　 C it were　　　　 D there was

30. Production rose　 _____ 10% in April,　 ____ the same month of last year.

A in, compared to　　 　　　　B by, compared with　

C in, compared with　　　　　 D by, comparing to

29. Our neighbor has _________ ours.

　 A as big a house as ours　　　　 B. as a big house as

　 C. the same big house as　　　 D. house the same big as

28.The visitors did nothing but ______ tea and ______ to each other.

A. drinking; talking　　 　　　B. drink; talk　

C. to drink; to talk　　 　　　D. drank; talked

27. The factory ______ last year was equipped with the latest machinery.

A. which I worked　　　　 　　　 B. in which I worked　

C. of which I worked 　　　 D. where I worked in

26. Never in my wildest dreams _______　 these people are living in such poor conditions.

　 A　 I could imagine　　　　　 B could I imagine

　 C　 I couldn’t imagine　　　　 D couldn’t I imagine

25.Gold is similar _________colour _______brass.

　 A. in; in　　　　　　 B. to; to　　　　　　 C.in; to　　　　　　 D at; to

24. More measures should be ______ to protect the natural resource.

A. made　　　　　　 B. taken　　　　　　 C. had　 　　　 　　　D. done