31. ---We didn’t find Mr. Smith attending the lecture.
---No one _____ him about _____ a lecture the follwing day.
A. told; there to be B. had told; there was
C. told; there having D. had told; there being
30. ---I didn’t go to Mary’s party lasy night because my car broke down.
---You _____ mine. I _____ it.
A. could borrow; didn’t use B. could have borrowed; wasn’t using
C. might have borrowed; hadn’t used D. might borrow; wasn’t using
29. As I will be away for at least a year, I would appreciate _____ from you now and then _____ me how everyone is getting along.
A. hearing; tell B. to hear; tell
C. hearing; telling D. to hear; to tell
28. At the critical moment, a new manager was appointed to take charge, with whose efforts, business started ________.
A. building up B. picking up C. keeping up D. setting out
27. Every day at dusk, the worried mother ________ come the gate, _____ into the distance, hoping that miracles would occur.
A. would; gazing B. should; gazing C. might; gazed D. will; gazed
26. 40 kilometers ________ Chengdu lies a town, _____ suffered great losses in the earthquake, but is now on the road to recovering.
A. west of; which B. on the west in; where
C. west of; where D. on the west of; which
25. Captain Cook kept some live animals on board and fed them with the leftovers which they would ________ throw away.
A. however B. nevertheless C. otherwise D. moreover
24. Can you imagine that as smart a girl as Angela ________ into the trap?
A. would have fallen B. should have fallen
C. could fall D. might fall
23. ________ was reported in the local paper, since the carrying out of the performance salary, efficiency in work has ________ doubled.
A. It …rather than B. As … more than
C. What … over D. That… less than
22. ---Did he say anything that _____ you especially?
---Not really. Actually I slept through his speech.
A. occurred to B. attached to
C. referred to D. appealed to