32. The research is so designed that once ______ nothing can be done to change it.

　　　　 A. begins　　　　　　　　　 B. having begun　　　　　　　 C. beginning　　　　　　　　　　 D. begun

31. _________ with her mother, she is tall.

　　　　 A. Comparing　　　　　 B. To compare　　　　 C. Being compared D. Compared

30. You shouldn’t read others’ ________ letters without permission.

　　　　 A. private　　　　　　　　　 B. public　　　　　　　　　　 C. particular　　　　　　　　　　 D. especial

29. In copying this paper, be careful not to ________ any words.

　　　　 A. leave behind　　　　　　　 B. leave aside　　　　　 C. leave off　　　　　　　 D. leave out

28. In the reading room, we found her _______ at a desk, with her attention ____ on a book.

　　　　 A. sitting; fixing　　　　 B. sit; fixed　　　　　　　　 C. sitting; to be fixed　　　 D. seated; fixed

27. Laws that punish parents for their children’s actions against the laws get parents _______.

　　　　 A. worried　　　　　　　　 B. to worry　　　　　　　　 C. worrying　　　　　　　　 D. worry

26. Can you imagine that people in this village used to fetch drinking water from such a ____________?

A. severely polluting river　　　　　　 　　　 B. severely polluted river

C. river severely polluting　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. river severely polluted

25. As we joined the big crowd, I got ________ from my friends.

　　　 A. separated　　　 B. spared　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lost　　　　　　　 　 D. missed

24. Though _____ money, he managed to start his own business.

A. lacked 　　　　　 B. lacking of　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. lacking　　　　 　 D. lacked of

23. –Will you go swimming with me this weekend?

–_____________.

　　　 A. All depend　 B. It depends　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　C. It depends on　 D. All depends on