35. Several times he tried to get _____ the boy in the water, but he failed because of the waves.

　 A. close to　　　 　　 B. next to　　　　 　 C. nearly to　　　 　　 D. about to

34. -I think Brazilian team will win in the game.

　 -_______French team plays better.

　 A. I don’t hope so.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. There’s no doubt 　

　　　 C. Do you really think so 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. You are wrong.

33. It is reported in the newspaper that ____number of college students in our country _____ increasing year _____year.

　 　　 A. a; is; after　　　 　 B. the; is; by　　　 　 C. a; are; by　　　 　 D. the; are; after

32. -How long has Jane ____Bentley?

-I don’t know and I even didn’t know they had got married.

　　 A. got to know　　 　 B. fallen in love with 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. got married to　　 　　　 D. been married to

31. He kept putting his dream to the test--even though it meant ___ with uncertainty and fear of failure.

　　 A. living　　　　　 B. to live　　　　　 C. to be living　　　 D. having been lived

30. -Look! Everything here is under construction.

　 　-What is the small building that ______for?

　 　　 A. is being building 　 B. has been built　　 C. is built　 　　　　 D. is being built

29. The villagers want to know _____to protect the animals living in this forest.

　　 A. what can they have　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. how can they do　

　　 C. what they can do　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. if they can do

28. -Did you wait for him very long?

-No, it seemed just few seconds ______he came back.

　　 A. before　　　　　 B. when　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　 　 D. after

27. Trees of this kind are so ____that they can be seen everywhere.

　　 A. common　　　 　　 B. usual　　　　　 　 C. special　　　　 　 D. much

26. -It’s twelve o’clock, I think I must be off now.　

-Oh, really? I ______it at all.

　 　　 A.. don’t realize　　 B. haven’t realized　 C. didn’t realize　 　 D. hadn’t realized