35. The flowers his friend gave him will die unless ______ every day.

A. watered　　　 　 B. watering　　　　 　　 C. water　　　　 　　 　　D. to water

34. In case of emergency, whether knowing how to apply first aid or not really ________ in matters concerning wounds like swollen wrists, broken arms, burns, cuts, and so on.

A. makes difference　　 B. makes a difference　　 C. makes differences　 D. makes different

33. _____ that Marie was able to set up new branches elsewhere.

A. So successful her business was　　 B. So successful was her business

C. So her business was successful　 　D. So was her successful business

32. As young people, we mustn’t ______ the good traditions _____ from one generation to another.

A. catch sight of; passing down　　 　　B. lose the sight of; passing down

C. lose sight of; passed down　　　　　 D. catch the sight of; passed down

31. Please read the _______ on the bottle and take the right amount of medicine.

A. explanations　 B. descriptions　 C. instructions　　　 D. introductions

30. He has a habit of keeping his arms ______ when talking to others, which I personally think _____impolite to his audience.

A. to be folded; it　　 B. being folded; X　　 C. folded; it　　 D. folded; X

29. _______not to be late for the meeting, we arrived forty minutes _______ the required time, but after _____seemed hours of waiting, we were informed the meeting had been canceled.

A. So as; ahead of; what　 　　　　　B. In order; ahead of; what　

C. So as; in advance of; it　 　　　　　D. In order; ahead of; it

28. Peter has been busy these days and seldom _________ to come over to have a chat with me.

A. doesn’t he have time　　　　　　　 B. does he have time

C. he has time　　　　　　　　　　 D. he hasn’t time

27. News reports say peace talks between the two countries have 　　　　　with no agreement reached.

A. broken down　　 B. broken out　　 C. broken in　　　 D. broken up