31. --Late again ! Where ?

          Sorry, I __ in the heavy traffic, or I would have been here earlier.

    A. were you; have got stuck               B. have you been; have got stuck

    C. were you; got stuck                   D. have you been; got stuck

 30. Faced with a problem, you have to __ it first and then try to find a solution.

     A. analyze           B. resemble        C. concentrate      D. substitute

 29. __ some of the orange juice---perhaps you will like it.

     A. Trying          B. Try           C. To try         D. Have tried

28. __ this afternoon, you would have to come again next week.

    A. The boss didn't return                 B. The boss were net to return

     C. Were the boss not to return           D. Didn't the boss return

27. Before the operation, the doctor had to talk to the patient in order to move her fear

                     e might die during the operation.

     A. when            B. that           C. which          D. so that

26. The man is          a serious nervous breakdown because he is unable to deal with pressure

    from daily life.

    A. in front of         B. in favor of       C. on behalf of     D. on the edge of

25. The news that she had been engaged __ Mr. Smith came to me as a surprise.

    A. to               B. in              C. with            D. for

24. Mary often does some translation work to earn extra money, which __ half of her

    income.

    A. makes for         B. counts on       C. accounts for     D. consists in

23. Susan managed to climb out of the ear,         unhurt.

    A. regularly          B. apparently       C. extremely        D. frequently

21. Erie was so foolish. He didn't even have __ common sense to send for

    doctor.

    A. the; the           B, a; the           C. the; a.          D. a; a

22, Nowadays people have to pass various tests for professional __ so that they can be

    qualified for a welt-paying job.

    A. admission         B. permission       C. certificates      D. perseverance