32、I         not get away any sooner although I had planned to leave earlier.

       A．could                  B．would                 C．should                 D．might

31、―What a surprise! There used to         many trees here.

―Yes. Something must be done         people         too many trees in the area.

       A．have; stopping; from cutting down        B．having; to stop; from cutting off

       C．be; to shop; cutting down                     D．being; stopping; to cut off

30、Which sentence is wrong?

       A．He charged me a great deal of money to the room.

       B．He spent much money renting the room.

       C．He paid quite a lot of money for the room.

       D．It cost him lots of money to rent the room.

29、I like this jacket better than that one, but it costs almost three times______.

A. as much    B. as many    C. so much    D. so many

28、―Shall we go out for dinner tonight?

―______.

A. You are right        B. It must be funny     
C. That sounds great       D. Have a nice time

27、

Why are you so anxious? It isn’t your problem ______.

A. on purpose       B. in all      C. on time      D. after all

26、Running a company is not ______ a matter of hiring people ― they also need to be trained.

A. simply      B. partly      C. seriously       D. equally

25、

Everything was perfect for the picnic ______ the weather.

A. in place of      B. as well as      C. except for      D. in case of

24、Don’t promise anything ______ you are one hundred percent sure.

A. whether      B. after     C. how     D. unless

23、Dogs have a very good ______ of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake.

A. sense       B. view      C. means       D. idea