33. The students just couldn’t ________ what the teacher was trying to explain .

　　　 A. recognize　　　　　　　　 B. study　　　　　　　　 C. grasp　　　　　　　 D. achieve

32. –We didn’t find John attending the lecture.

　 --Nobody _______him about ________a lecture the following day.

　　　 A. told; there to be　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. told; there was

C. had told; there being　　　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. had told; there to be

31. –This passage is more than I can understand . Could you please explain it to me?

　 --I’m afraid I have to say sorry. The book is _________ me.

　　　 A. off　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. above　　　　　　　　　　 C. beyond　　　　　　　　　 D. after

30. Li Yong didn’t pass the final exam. He , rather than his teacher, ________, but his parents blamed the failure ________the teacher.

A. was blamed; with　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was blamed; on　　　 　

C. was to blame; in　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. was to blame; on

29. -I’m afraid Mr. Wood can’t see you until 4 o’clock .

-Oh, _____I won’t wait .

A. no don’t　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. after all　　　 　　　

C. in that case　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in this way

28. They suggested that the engineer ______just now ______chairman of the meeting.

　　　 A. referring to; was made　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. referring : be made

　　　 C. referred to ; was made　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. referred to ; be made

27. The happy look on his face _____that he had passed the final examination successfully.

A. explained　　　　　　　　 B. suggested　　　 　　 C. expressed　　　　　　　 D. described

26. I’m sorry I didn’t hear what you said. I ___________ music.

　　　 A. listened to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. am listening to　

C. was listening to　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. had listened to

25. -Can I speak to Mr. Wang, please?

- ______ .

　　　 A. Who are you?　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. speaking 　　　　　　　

C. I’m Wang　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Are you John?

24. Americans eat _______vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.

　　　 A. more than twice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as twice as many　　　　　　

C. twice as many as 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. more than twice as many