35. It was funny that when _______ Mary began to weep sadly.

　　 A. praising　　　 B. praised　　　 C. being praised　　　 D. having praised

34. You may fly to Japan next Saturday, _______ you don't mind changing planes in the way.

　　 A. provided　　 B. unless　　　 C. so far as　　　　　　　 D supposing

33. The harder the shrub is to grow ________.

　　 A. the higher price it is　　　 　　　B. the higher price it would be

　　 C. the higher the price is　　 　　　C. the higher is the price

32. The finance minister is not very _______ now since he has raised taxes to such a high level.

　　 A. famous　　　 B. well-known　　 C. popular　　　　　　　 D. favourable

31. --How often do you turn to the dictionary when you are reading an English novel?

　 --Well, _______. I will look the word up if it affects my understanding.

　　 A. seldom　　 B. very often　　 C. it depends　　　　　　 D. if possible

30. He talked for almost an hour at the meeting, but what he said was not _____ the point.

　　 A. to　　　 B. for　　　 C. at　　　 D. with

29. _______ the listening comprehension script until after you have listened to the tape?

　　 A. Don't you please read　　 　　　B. Wouldn't you please read

　　 C. Would you please don't read　　 D. Would you please not read

28. Nobody but Jane and her husband ______ an interest in the project till now.

　　 A. show　　　 B. shows　　 C. has shown　　　　　　 D. have shown