33. Jack had his house _______ last night and he and his family were left homeless.

A. burning down　 B. to burn down　 C. burn down　　 　　 D. burned down　

32. The new secretary is a quick, _______ worker, and the boss is quite satisfied with her.

A. subjective 　　　 B. sufficient 　　　 C. adequate　　 D. efficient

31. The factory produced a great number of computers, most of _______ shipped to foreign countries.

A. them　 　 B. which　 　 C. it　　 　 D. what

30. Many women work in big companies，but in the boardrooms of most big companies, women are in the _______.

A. scarcity B. minority C. majority　　 D. popularity

29. Mrs. Black would rather his husband did some housework when he’s free, but he _______.

A. wouldn’t 　　　 B. didn’t　　　 C. doesn’t　　 D. wasn’t

28. Walk down our street any day _______ you will see kids playing football.

A. and　　 　 B. or　　 　 C. so　 　　 D. but

27. I never dreamed of there _______ a chance for me to be sent abroad. I can’t believe it.　

A. being　　 　 B. be　　 　　 C. to be　　　　 D. been

26. To make _______ matters worse, Mr. Burrough lost his job last year. So the family are struggling to make _______ ends meet.

A. 不填; the　　 　 B. the; 不填　　 C. 不填; 不填 　　　D. the; the

25. The boy was named _______ the hero who gave his life for saving him in the earthquake.

A. after　 　 　B. with　　　 C. by　　 　 D. from

24. John is to attend the meeting _______ the manager, who has come down with a bad cold.

A. in case of　　　 B. in favour of　　 C. in honour of D. in place of