31.My friend Tanya _____ Japanese for six years before she _______ Japan. I’ve just received a letter from her. It says she has been studying Chinese for three months and _____ for China in a month.

　 A. studied; had visited; leaves　　　 　　　B. had been studying; visited; is leaving

　 C. has studied; visited; would leave　 　　　D. was studying; has visited; leaves

30. At the last place Gary worked, they ______ an annual company picnic. All the employees _____ bring their families along and spend the day at a nearby park. It was great.

　 A. had to have; had to　　　　 　　　　B. used to have; couldn’t

　 C. would have; didn’t have to　　 　　　　D. used to have; would

29.I really _______ when I asked him how his wife was---they got divorced last year!

　 A. landed on my feet　　　 　　　　　　B. got off the wrong foot

　 C. found my feet　　　　 　　　　　　　D. put my foot in it

28. Well, really _____ now is start learning what to do with this software and read a lot of references, learn and practice _______ you can.

　 A. that you need do; whatever　　 　　　B as should you do; the longer hours

　 C. how you should start; the most　　 　　D. what you should do; as much as

27. ______, and students having returned, this college too will start out with _______ effort in the work that lies before them.

　 A. The summer vacation is over; great　　

B. The summer vacation being over; renewed

　 C. As the summer vacation over; refreshing

D. Had the summer vacation been over; sacred

26. It was strange that you ______ for Maggie’s address. I just got a letter from her---the first one since her family moved on August 31, 1999.

　 A. should have asked　　　 B. would have asked　　　 C. shall ask　　 D. might ask

25. We ______ at a very attractive hotel on the way back from Paris.

　 A. put up　　　 B. dropped out　　　 C. took in　　 D. picked up

24. Male and female students are quite different from each other______ the age at which they begin to develop an intellectual self-discipline.

　 A. with regard to　　 B. in the light of　　　 C. in honor to　　 D. on account of

23. To be living at the start of the new millennium is _______ in the most advanced technological era in history.

　 A. existing　　　　 B. being existed　　　 C. to be existed　　 D. to exist