35. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door ______ what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.

A. I realized 　　　　　　　　　 B. do I realize 　　　　　　　 C. did I realize 　　　　　　 D. have I realized

SECTION B

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Fill in each blank with the words or phrase that best fits the context. 　　

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the 　36　 　in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the same person.

When I first knew Bill, back in college, he was one of the most easygoing, carefree people I had ever met. He was always ready to have a party. He thought 　37　 　of going out for pizza at three o’clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old movie he really liked. Bill and I were in the same dormitory in college, and life was never 　38　 　when he was around. With him there was one wild adventure after another. Sometimes I wonder how we ever 　39　 　to study for our exams.

Last weekend I was in Houston on business, and I 　40　 　Bill in the bar at the hotel. 　41　 , I wasn’t even sure it was he. Was this short-haired, conservatively dressed businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I approached him, but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He 　42　 most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the 　43　 　thing Bill cared about were possessions. Now they seemed to be his major 　44　 . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow I never imagined Bill changing so much. My 　45　 　of him remained the one I had formed at the time when we were college students together.

I suppose it’s foolish to expect people to remain the same, especially 　46　 　I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he 　47　 　the same way about me.

34. It is worth pointing out that the mishearing or misunderstanding of instructions in English, and the use of another language, in an international conversation, ______ two recent aircraft accidents.

A. leading to 　　　　　　　　 B. to lead to 　　　　　　　　 C. led to　 　　　 　　　　　　　 D. have led to

33. The iphone changes the way we think about how mobile phones ______ look, feel and perform.

A. shall 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. should 　　　　　　　　　　 C. must 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. need

32. Decisions about what Wang should do when he was older ______ tension in his family.

A. creating 　　　　　　　　　　 B. created 　　　　　　　　　 C. was created 　　　　　　 D. to create

31. He worked harder and ran more than any of the other students－perhaps he sensed that the abilities that seemed to come naturally to so many others ______ naturally to him.

A. not coming 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　B. didn’t come 　　　　　　

C. do not come 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　D. not to come

30. On a Saturday and Sunday I work in a cloth shop, which is proving to be a bit of a struggle with my school work ______ so much of my time.

A. taking up 　　　　　　　　　 B. to take up 　　　　　　　 C. taken up 　　　　　　　　 D. to be taken up

29. The textbook is filled with cases about _____ our life has developed thanks to new inventions.

A. what 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. where 　　　　　　　　　　 C. why 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. how

28. ______ the waterfront of the city after sunset, you couldn’t help stopping and listening to the sweet silence, interrupted only by the screaming seabirds and leaving fishing boats.

A. Followed 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　B. To follow 　　　　　　　　

C. Following 　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　D. Having followed

27. The fact that most of these young people have gone to Europeanized or Americanized societies makes it unlikely that they will hold as tightly to the value of duty as they would have if they _____ their countries.

A. has not left 　　　　　　　 B. did not left 　　　　　　　 C. had not left 　　　　　　 D. would leave

26. Actually, suitable electronic equipment has long existed, and many companies market safety aids ______ to make it safer for aircraft to take off, fly any distance, and land, whatever the weather.

A. to design 　　　　　　　　　 B. designed 　　　　　　　　 C. designing 　　　　　　　　 D. design