36. She opened her eyes with a start and was about to cry out ________ she heard her father urgently telling her to keep quiet. 　

　 A. while　　　　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. as

35. The old man said that he would ________ more people who would not have too much work　

　 to do in the week to come to do the construction work.

　 A. let　　　　　　　　　　　 B. promise　　　　　　　　　　 C. get　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. make

34. I find the lecture I attended in the Nanjing Normal University yesterday difficult _____.

　 A. understand　　　　　 B. being understood　　　 C. understood　　　　　　　 D. to understand

33. To their great relief, the missing child returned home, ______, after an absence of two weeks.

　 A. looked tired and healthy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. tired and healthy

　 C. tiredly and healthily　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. looking tired and healthily

32. Mrs. White found her husband surrounded by letters and papers and ________ very worried.

　 A. look　　　　　　　　　 B. looks　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. looking　　　　　　　　　　 D. to look

31. - I want someone to write the composition for me.

　 - No! It’s a rule in our school that as a student, you _______ depend on yourself.

　 A. shall　　　　　　　　　 B. will　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. can　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. should

30. In many people’s opinion, that company, though relatively small, is pleasant _______.

　 A. to deal with　　　　 B. dealing with　　　　　　 C. to be dealt with　　　　 D. dealt with

29. I remember early spring mornings in the countryside ________ my grandmother would

　 tell me to sit quietly and then read me books.

　 A. which　　　　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

28. - I’ll come to see your performance at 9:00 tomorrow evening.

　 - Sorry, but by then my performance _______ and I ______ reporters in the meeting room.

　 A. will have ended; will be meeting　　　　　　　　　　 B. will end; will meet　　　　　　　　　

　 C. will be ended; am going to meet　　　　　　　 D. will have ended; will meet

27. Linda, make sure the tables __________ before the guests arrive.

　 A. be set　　　　　　　　 B. are set　　　　　　　　　　　 C. set　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. are setting