35. --- Have you finished your essay?

　 --- Half 　　　when you come back.

　　　　 　A. has been done　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is done

C. be done　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. will have been done

34. The Johnsons have moved to a different house ____their children can attend a better school.

A. even though　 　 B. so that　 　　　　　　 C. as if　 　　　　　　　　 D. in case

33. Jenny 　　　her word. I wonder why she changed her mind.

A. must have kept　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. can have kept

C. should have kept　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. needn’t have kept

32. He made too many mistakes in the exam. To 　　　it another way, he failed to pass the examination.

A. put　　　　　　　　　　 B. place　　　　　　　　　 C. set　　　　　　　　　　　 D. speak

31. The view ____ many scientists hold is ____ too much emission of carbon dioxide is destructive.

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

30. There is no __________ in trying to talk him into joining us. He enjoys being alone.

A. doubt　　　 　　　　　　　 　 B. wonder　　　 　　　　　　　 C. hope　 　　　　 D. point

29. The thief tried to open the locked door but　　　　 .

A. in vain　　　　　　　 B. at a loss　　　　　　　 C. in no way　　　　　 D.without effect

28. One day I 　　　a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college.

A. came across　　　 B. came out　　　　　　 C. came about 　　　 D. came in

27. What we have been doing may not do us any good, but ______ it will benefit us or others, we’ll stick it out.

　 A. no matter　　　　　 　B　whether　　　　　　　 　　C. however　　　　 　 　D. despite