33. _____ in his research paper for such a long time, his eyes were badly hurt.

A. Because he was absorbed　　　 B. Having absorbed　　 C. He was absorbed　　 D. Absorbed

32._____, she still couldn’t satisfy her cruel boss.

A. Hard as she worked　　　　　　　 B. As she worked hard

C. Hard she worked　　　　　　　　 D. Hard although she worked

31. _____ in 1864 in Geneva, Switzerland, the agreement was intended to protect the wounded soldiers and limit human suffering in time of war.

A. Signing　　　 B. Signed　　　　 C. Having signed　　　　 D. Being signed

30. The prices of vegetables and fruit ______ from season to season.

A. rise　　　 B. exchange　　 C. vary　　 D. transform

29. The professor, _____ the project, made a comment on the report.

A. opposed to carry out　　　　 B. opposing to carry out　　

C. opposed to carrying out　　　 D. opposed carrying out

28. I’d rather he _________ tomorrow afternoon. A. will come　　　　　 B.　comes　　　　 C. coming　　　 D. came　

27. The first humans landed on the moon in 1969. It was a great _________.

A. invention　　 B. achievement　　 C. catastrophe　　 D. appreciation

26. _____ energy and effort is the basic factor for an athlete to succeed.

A. A large quantity of　　　 B. Quantities of　　 C. A large number of　　　 D. Numbers of

25. --- How do you find your new house?

　 --- It is hard to find a _____ house so that I hardly care what it is _____ I can have a rest in it.

A. satisfied; as long as　　 B. satisfied; as far as　　 C. satisfying; as long as　 D. satisfying; as far as

24. Since Mr Smith worked in China, Chinese food has _____ him; even he isn’t used to Western food.

A. concentrated on　　 B. appealed to　　 C. subscribed to　　 D. connected to