35. I was so familiar with him that I recognized his voice _______ I picked up the phone.

A. while 　　　　 　　B. after 　　　　 　　C. in case　　　　　　　 　 D. the minute

34. Before he went abroad， he spent as much time as he _____ English.

A. could to learn　 B. learned　 　　C. to learn 　　　　D. could learning

33. Don’t lost heart. ______ hard at it and you will make progress in your English.

　 A. Work　　　　 　B. To work　　　 C. Working　 　　D. Worked

32. I hurried to answer the telephone and it was Mabel, ____ you know had been

one of my best friends ______we were at primary school.

A. of whom, while　 　　　　　B. whom, when　

C. that, after　 　　　　　　　D. who, since

31. --- Look! Jane has _______ tense expression on her face.

　--- So she does. It seems that ________ news is true.

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

30.All this snow and ice makes it difficult for old people to ______ very well.

A. pick up　　　　　 B. turn away　　　　 C. get around　　　　　　 D. take off

29. The job is ______ to me because I have little experience. However, it is also ______.

A. challenging; rewarded　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. challenged; rewarded

C. challenging; rewarding　 　　　　　　　 D. challenged; rewarding

28. ---Where will you start your work after graduation?

　 ---Mmm, it’s not been decided yet. I _______ continue my study for a higher degree.

　　　 A. need　　　　　　　　　　　 B. must　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. would　　　　　　　 D. might

27. ---Have you got the news that Jack’s company has gone broke?

　　　 ---Yes, I think their failure_____ a mixture of bad luck and poor management.

　　　 A. results in　　　 B. is due to　　　 C. leads to　　 D. brings to

26. 　　　　　in a book, she had her bag stolen with her keys in it.

　 A. Absorbed　　　　　　　　　 B. Being absorbed　　　

C. Having absorbed　　　　　　 D. To be absorbed