35. At the meeting, the chairman of the board of directors ______the matter for discussion.

A. brought about B. brought up　　　 C. turned up　　　 D. turned out

34. -Aha, you're a chain smoker!

-Only at home. Nobody _____ that but you.

A. discovered　 B. had discovered　 C. discovers　　　 D. is discovering

33. All the preparations for the competition _____, we're ready to start.

A. completed　　　　　　　　　　　 B. have been completed

C. had been completed　　　　　　　 D. been completed

32. The outcome of the war in the first ten-plus days were unbelievable, _____most hadn't expected.

A. which　　　　 B. the one　　　　 C. what　　　　　 D. when

31. The weather forecast predicts (预计) there is going to be a storm. Many people have gone onto the riverbanks _____ the flood comes.

A. so long as　　 B. in order that　　　 C. in case　　　　 D. so that

30. Not only _____ people in the U. K and Ireland speak English but _____ Surinam and Guiana in South America _____ English-speaking countries.

A. 不填; 不填; are B. do; 不填; are　 C. do; are; 不填　 D. 不填; are; are

29. -What' s your opinion on the matter, please?

-Oh, sorry, I ____.

A. didn’t listen　　　　　　　　　　 B. haven’t listened

C. wasn’t listening　　　　　　　　 D. hadn’t listened

28. Whoever has the_____ sense won't do such a thing. It will make many people unhappy.

A. general　　　　 B. ordinary　　　 C. usual　　　　 D. common

27. -John has put forward _____ most challenging question to answer.

-Yes, it really is. I have never heard _____ harder one.

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