32. When ____ why he had broken the law, the man kept silent.

A. being questioned　　　　　　 　　　　B. questioning

C. questioned　　　　 　　　　　　　　D. to be questioned

31. Anyway, that evening,____ I’ll tell you more about later, I ended up staying at Rachel’s place.　　 　　　　　　　A. when　　　　 B. where　　　　 C. what　　　 D. which

30.It has been rather costly to install the machinery, but it should ____ in the long run..

A. pay off　　 B. pay for　　　 C. pay back　　　 D. pay up

29.Our city has grown into a big city, which is _____what it used to be.

A. two times the size than　　　 　　　　　B. twice the size of

　 　C. two times the size as　　　　 　　　　　D. twice the size than

28.There have been countless conflicts between the native Americans and European settlers____ they came to America.

　　 A. from　　　 B. after　　　　　 C. since　　　　　　 D. when

27.--Mike, you shouldn’t have spoken to your boss like that, you ________dismissed.

--But I had to. I felt it unfair.

A. may be　　 B. might have been　 C. may have been　　 D. must have been

26.--I expect that you’ll enter for the English Song Contest, Tod.

　 --Oh, sorry, I won’t. I haven’t ___________voice as any of you.

A. as good a　 B. as a good　　 C. so a good　　　 D. such good a

25.--If we take a plane, we’ll of course arrive in Guangzhou by the next weekend.

--Don’t be so sure, we should _____the weather factor. What shall we do if it is foggy?

A. think　 　　B. allow for　　 　C. take into　 　　D. regard to

24. He budgeted _____ buying a house.　　

A. for　 　　　　　 　B. to　　　　　 C. in　　　　　 D. on

23. The 18-storeyed building, when _____, will shut out the sun _____ up the rooms in my house.

　　 　 A．completed; lighted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．completing; lighting

C．completing; lighted 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．completed; lighting