35. These romantic poets were interested in ________ was happening in the rest of the continent.

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

34. Perhaps correctness doesn’t matter ---______ speakers understand each other---it’s communication that _______.

　　 A. so that, counts　　 B. as long as, counts　　 C. in case, matters　 D. as far as, matters

33. The classroom was so dark that it was hard for the students to _______ what the teacher had written on the blackboard.

　　 A. send out　　　 B. give out　　　 C. make out　　　 D. try out

32. Mr. Clark, who _______ for G.M. for ten years, is now teaching English at Nankai University.

　 A. worked　　　 B. has worked　　 　C. had worked　　 D. would work

31. ______ about 14 million square kilometers around the South Pole, Antarctica is the fifth largest continent in the world.

　　 A. Cover　　　 B. Covering　　　 C. Covered　　　 D. To cover

30. ______ more time, we could have done the job better.

　 A. Give　　　 B. Giving　　 C. To give　　 D. Given

29. Incredible _______ it may seem, those strange beings who landed in the New Jersey farm are considered to be the vanguard of an invading army from the planet Mars.

　　 A. as　　　 B. although　　　 C. while　　　 D. since

28. It is in the village ______ he was born and brought up _____ he is going to set up some factories.

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

27. Only after some minutes ________ speaking.

　 A. the warden started　　　　 B. the warden had started

　 C. did the warden start　　　　 D. had the warden started

26. The news _______ Beijing won the bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games excited all of us.

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