35. It is a custom here that the guest of honor, along with his wife and two daughters, _____at the first table.

　　　 A. is seating 　　　　　 B. is seated 　　　　　 C. are seated 　　 D. seats

34. At the age of seven, _____.

　　　 A. his father died 　　　　　　　　　　 B. he lost his father

C. his dog followed him 　　　 D. his parents divorced

33. My child didn't feel quite himself these days. The doctor said it was just a flu. What _____!

　　　 A. a surprise 　　　　　 B. a pity 　　　　　 C. a shame 　　　 D. a relief

32. _____, and you will succeed.

　　　 A. Making more efforts 　　　 B. More efforts

C. To make more efforts 　　　　　 D. If you make efforts

31. The book, _____ as a surprise for his sister, was lost in the mail.　

　　　 A. intending 　　　　　 B. intended 　　　

C. to be intended 　　 D. being intended

30. -I am going to travel to America. Would you consider telling me about your experiences there?

-_____. Let’s discuss it over dinner. 　　

A. That’s all right 　 B. By all means C. Go ahead 　　　　　 D. It just depends

29. He came _____where I was hiding and my heart beat faster.

　　　 A. more closely to 　 B. much closer 　　　

C. rather closer to 　 D. quite closely to

28. If I can help _____, I don't like doing exercises on cold winter mornings.

　　　 A. that 　　　　　　　　　 B. it 　　　　　　　　　　 C. so 　　　　　　　 D. them