34．After the fire,          would otherwise be a cultural center is now reduced to a pile of ashes.

       A．that                    B．it                        C．what                   D．which

33．―May I have the          of dancing with you ,Madame?

       ―Yes, of course.

       A．joy                     B．pleasure              C．right                   D．desire

32．There was a sudden burst of light          a terrible noise.

       A．following           B．to follow             C．followed             D．followed by

31．Staying in a four-star hotel for a night costs         renting a house in the suburb for a month.

       A．twice as much as                                 B．twice more

       C．as much as twice                                  D．as much twice as

30．―They are supposed to arrive at six, but there is no sign of them.

       ―Something unexpected          to them.

       A．might happen                                      B．must have happened

       C．would have happened                           D．could happen

29．Please join us. We can easily make          for one more at this table.

       A．seat                    B．place                   C．room                  D．space

28．―That latest car must have cost you lots of money.

       ―Oh, no, it         .

       A．didn’t                 B．mustn’t               C．hasn’t                 D．hadn’t

27．Thousands of employees have been          because of the economic decline in the country.

       A．laid out               B．laid off               C．laid aside             D．laid down

26．          has already been pointed out, only by correcting mistakes, can you make progress.

       A．It                       B．As                      C．That                    D．What