32.-Were you busy last weekend?

–Very. Rather than__ time playing cards asusual, I devoted every effort to __ an ad.

　 A. wasting, making　 B. waste, make　 C. to waste, make　 D. a waste of, making

31. By the time you arrived in London, we ____ in Europe for weeks.

　 A. shall stay　　 B. have stayed.　 C. will have stayed　 D. have been staying

30. –Do you think the weather is good enough for a picnic?

　 --Yes. You couldn’t hope _____ at this time of the year.

　 A. a nicer day　 B. for a nicer day　 C. a nice day　 D. for a nice day

29. Hospital staff burst into cheers after doctors completed a 20-hours operation to have ______ one-year-old twins at the head.

　 A. isolated.　　 B. separated　　 C. divided　　 D.removed

28. –Does Jim do his new job well?

--__ his old one. He is too stupid to do anything well.

　 A. No better than　 B. Not better than　 C. Not so well as　 D. Not the same as

27. Jane tried to keep up a calm apprearance, but her trembling voice_____.

　 A. gave her in　 B. gave her out　 C. gave her away　 D. gave her up.

26. –Do you smoke? --_________. It’s year since I smoked.

　 A. Yes, I do　　 B. No,I don’t　　 C. Not too much　　 D. A lot

25. The practice of hanging clothes across the street is a common_____ in many parts

of the city.　 A. scenery　　 B. sign　　　 C. sight　　　 D. apprearance

24. The ___ look on the boss’ face suggested that he ____ satisfied with John’s work.

　 A. amazing, was　 B. amazed, be　 C. amazing, be　　 D. amazed, was

23. I would appreciate _­_ if you would reply to me soon. A. you B. this C. it D. that