31. Words _____________ me when I wanted to express my thanks to him for having saved my son from the burning house.  A. left             B. discouraged      C. disappointed      D. failed
32. Her sister has become a lawyer, ___________ she wants to be.
A. which        B. who        C. what      D. that
33. I really can’t understand ______________ her like that.
A. you treat      B. you to treat      C. why treat     D. you treating
34. ____________ in the mountains for a week, the two students were finally saved by the local police.  A. Having lost     B. Lost        C. Being lost      D. Losing
35. With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth ___________ each year.

A. is washing away      B. is being washed away C. are washing away       D. are being washed away

36. What shall we use for power when all the oil in the world has ____________.

A. given out      B. put out      C. held up      D. used up

37. Maggie has been fortunate to find a job she loves and, __________, she gets well paid for it.

A. sooner or later    B. what’s more     C. as a result     D. more or less

38. I prefer a street in a small town to ___________ in a big city _____________shanghai.

A. that; so       B. one; as     C. it; like     D. one; like

39. Most of us senior students are able to ____________ a conversation with people from English-speaking countries.  A. go on        B. keep on     C. carry on     D. hold on

40. –Got you drawing license?

  --No, I ____________ too busy to have enough practice, so I didn’t take the driving test last week.

A. was          B. am         C. have been     D. had been