31. Recently many schools have faced what could be called the crisis of comprehension or, in simple terms, the phenomenon of students with phonic and grammar skills still unable to understand what they read.

　　A. are B. to be C. being D. have been

　　32. I the train but I overslept that morning.

　　A. could catch B. might catch C. must have caught D. could have caught

　　33. It is very kind of you to do the washing-up, but you it.

　　A. mustn’t have done B. wouldn’t have done

　　C. mightn’t have done D. didn’t have to do

　　34. Taking more vitamin than the body needs does not make it function better over-fulfilling the oil lamp makes it lighten better.

　　A. no more than B. any more than C. not more than D. much more than

　　35. Do you have any idea what Jim does all Sunday? He spends as much time idling about as he does ____.

　　A. his study B. studying C. to study D. on his study

　　36. Just as the builder is skilled in the handling of his bricks, the experienced writer in the handling of his words.

　　A. and so is B. as is C. the same is D. so is

　　37. The new hotel has erected a beautiful building with recreation area and conference facilities on the top floor the finest view of the city can be obtained.

　　A. in which B. over which C. where D. there

　　38. We agree to accept they thought was the best tourist guide.

　　A. whatever B. whomever C. whichever D. whoever

　　39. Although many people view conflict as bad, conflict is sometimes useful it forces people to test the relative merits of their attitudes and behaviors.

　　A. by which B. so that C. in that D. provided that

　　40. A beam of light will not bend round corners unless to do so with the help of a reflecting device.

　　A. made B. being made C. having made D. to be made

　　41. A knock at the door again! It was the third time someone me that evening.

　　A. has interrupted B. had interrupted

　　C. to have interrupted D. would have interrupted

　　42. The government agrees to install services by residents over a ten-year period.

　　A. which are to be paid for B. for which to be paid

　　C. which to be paid for D. to be paid for which

　　43. He would always ignore the fact of such a contradiction in his inner thought.

　　A. there to be B. there being C. it being D. there having been

　　44. They us willingly but they happened to be short of hands, too.

　　A. would help B. would have helped C. were going to help D. must have helped

　　45. Research findings show that we spend about two hours dreaming every night no matter what we during the day.

　　A. should have done B. would have done C. may have done D. must have done

　　46. If you are to catch a train, it is always better to be comfortably early than even a fraction of a minute late.

　　A. too B. very C. much D. rather

　　47. If you have been generous to a person for a period of time, it is most likely that the person will take advantage of your generosity and trade on your “weakness” become appreciative of your kindness.

　　A. but not B. let alone C. rather than D. instead of

　　48. A poet must not write for the ages past, but for in which he lives and those which are to follow.

　　A. one B. those C. the one D. that

　　49. There is a delicate balance of nature many square miles of ocean and vegetation and clean air are needed to maintain only a relatively few human beings.

　　A. where B. in which C. when D. how

　　50. There are cases new factories are being put up and beautiful old trees are going to be cut down for a new factory.

　　A. which B. where C. that D. when