37. ______ in the traffic jam, he got to school very late this morning.

A. Having caught　 　　　 B. Be caught　 　　 C. Being caught　 　 D. Caught

36. I lost my way in complete darkness and, _______ matters worse, it began to rain.

A.made　 　　　 B. having made　 　　　　 C. making　 　　　　　 D. to make

35. The key______, she went through her handbag carefully.

A.hadn’t been found　 B. having not been found　 C. not having been found　 D. wasn’t found

34.________, the subject belongs to biology.

A. Strictly spoken　 B. Spoken strictly　 C. Strictly speaking　 D. Speaking strictly

33.--Where is Mr.Li? He was here a moment ago.

　--- His secretary has just come. _______, he hurried out at once.

　A.　 being told something　 　　　　　　　　 B. having told something　

C. having been told something　 　　　　 D. telling something

32. I won’t pay $ 20 for that coat; it’s not worth ________.

A. all that much　 　 B. that such all　 　 C. that all such　 　 D. much all that

31. To our delight, the pilot came back to our town after ________.

A. absence of six days　 　　　　　　 B. an absence of six days　

C. being absence six days 　　　　　 D .absenting for six days

30. --Why are you always forcing her to practice playing the piano since she _____ an artist?

　--I want to make a famous pianist out of her.

A.is meant for　 　　　　　 B.is intended for　 　　　　 C. is ready for　 　　　　　 D. is good for

29. He failed in the exam but his sister_______.

A.went through　 　　　　 B.got through　 　　　　　　 C.got over　 　　　　　 D.got across

28．He didn’t finish the maths exercises, not to______ the physics and chemistry exercises.

A. say 　　　　　 B. speak 　　　　　　　 C. mention　　 D. include