32.　 - I was surprised to see wild flowers in Alaska.

- Many people think there is nothing there _____ ice and snow.

A.　　 rather than B. else than 　　　 C. other than 　 D. except that

31.　 _____ its short history, there is a lot of good English poetry around.

A.　　 Except 　　　　 B. Besides 　　　　 C. But 　　　　　　　 D. Despite

30.　 _____ for Lie Haisheng and Fei Junlong to be in the spaceship traveling in space this year.

A.　　 What an exciting experience is 　　 B. What exciting experience is it

C.　 How exciting an experience it is D. How exciting experience is

29.　 Tom is _____ most hardworking student, but he is often shy in _____ public.

A.　　 the, the 　　　　 B. the, / 　　　　　　 C. a, a 　　　　　　　 D. a, /

28.　 - You’ve left the light on, Tracy.

- _____ to turn it off right now.

A.　　 I’d go 　　　　　 B. I’ve gone 　　　 C. I’m going 　　 D. I’ll go

27.　 Rather than _____ at home watching TV, people nowadays prefer _____ a walk around Mountain Phoenix after supper.

A.　　 staying, have 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to stay, to have

C. stay, to have 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to stay, having

26.　 The difficulty we _____ English is how to remember new vocabularies.

A.　　 have learned 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. have to learn

C. have learn 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have learning

25.　 Our new town has been constructed in ____ was a wasteland ten years ago.

A.　　 which 　　　　　 B. what 　　　　　　 C. where 　　　　　 D. that

24.　 There was something wrong with his bike, so he had his father _____ it _____.

A.　　 have, repaired 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. had, repaired 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

C. having, to repair 　　　　　　　　　　 D. to have, repairing

23.　 - Would you be so kind _____ us out?

- With pleasure.

A.　　 helped 　　　　 B. in helping 　　 C. help 　　　　　　　 D. as to help