34. Before liberation there were many areas in China where poor people were dressed ______ rags and could not make their ends meet.

A. in　　　　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　 D. off

33. Everybody present at the meeting agreed to stick to the ______ that everyone should be treated fairly.

A. purpose 　　　　　 B. ambition　　　　　　　　 C. principle　　　　　 D. level

32. ---Sunny day, isn’t it?

---Let’s hope the sunny weather ______ for Saturday’s tennis match.

A. carries on　　　　 B. breaks up　　　　　　　 C. keeps up　　　　 D. gets on

31. Our ______ resources and stable policy provide foreigners with the advantages of developing their businesses.

A. generous　　　　　 B. limited　　　　　　　　　 C. narrow　　　　　　 D. abundant

30. ---I have ______ to apologize for the slight damage to your recorder.

---Never mind.

A. after all　　　　　　 B. in the first place　　 C. at first　　　　　　 D. as usual

29. Dad ______ whisky, but normally only drank in the evening when work was done.

A. was tired of　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. was fond of　　　　

C. was familiar with　　 　　　　　　　 D. was afraid of

28. We had been told that under no circumstances ______ the telephone in the office for personal affairs.

A. may we use　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. we may use　　　　　　

C. we could use　 　　　　 　　　　　D. did we use

27. ---He didn’t feel a bit nervous when ______.

---No. He’d spent a lot of time ______ for it after all.

A. interviewing; to prepare　　　　　　　　　　 B. interviewed; to prepare

C. interviewing; preparing　　　　　　　　　　　 D. interviewed; preparing

26. Standing on the sideway, I saw off my father and a minute later he ______ in the crowd.

A. had swallowed　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. was swallowed up　

C. swallowed up　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. swallowed

25. It was too hard for the firefighters to get close to the burning building. All their attempts to　 rescue the people trapped were ______.

A. in place　　　　　　 B. in return　　　　　　　　 C. in vain　　　　　　　　　　 D. in danger