34．Our city has developed into a big city, which is _____ it used to be.

　 A．four times larger than that　　　 　　 B．four times the size larger than what　

　C．four times the size of what　 　　　　　 D．as four times the size as that

33．- Why did she spend so much time searching shop after shop only for a blouse?

　 　- Oh, she was very _____ about her clothes.

　 A．special　　　 　　 B．curious　　 　　　　 C．concerned　 　　　　 D．particular

32．We can’t wait．We have to_____ the direction and the distance before we take action.

　 　　 A．pull out　　 　　　　 B．figure out　　 　　 C．think out　　 　　 D．turn out

31．______ full preparations, we decided to put off the meeting till next week.

　 　　 A．We did not make　　　　　　　 　　　 B．Having not made

　 　　 C．We had not made　　　　　　　 　　　　 D．Not having made

30．It is useless trying to ____ her that she doesn’t need to lose any weight.

A．believe　　　 　　 B．convince　　 　　 C．warn　　　　 　 D．ensure

29．-It’s a long time　　　　 I saw you last.

-Yes，and what a pity，it will be a long time 　　　　　we see each other again.

A．before; since　　　　 B．since; before　　　　 C．when; when　　　　 D．since; when

2．He sat in the classroom with his eyes ______on the blackboard.

A．fixed　　　　　　　　　 B．fixing 　　　　　　　　 C．were fixed　　　　　 D．were fixing

27．The Moonstone was ______ in a real story which ______ in England in the 1790s.

A．set; taking place　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．setting; take place　

C．set; had taken place　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．set; took place

26．It is the protection for trees　　　　 　really matters,　　　　 　how many trees are planted.

　　　 A．what, besides　　　 B．that, 　except　　　 C．that, rather than　 D．what, 　other than

25．The engine of the ship suddenly failed and then came a big storm , which

　 　　　　　the helplessness of the crew at sea .

　　 　　 A．resulted from 　　 B．added to 　　　　　　 C．took out 　　　　　　 D．brought about