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、 ― Do you have any problems if you ______ this job?

 ― Well, I’m thinking about the salary….

   A. offer   B. will offer   C. are offered  D. will be offered

25、 Susan wanted to be independent of her parents. She tried _____ alone, but she didn’t like it and moved back home.

1. living          B. to live             C. to be living            D. having lived

24、   _____ the Internet is of great help. I don’t think it’s a good idea to spend too much time on it.

   A. If  B. While  C. Because  D. As

23、I called Hnnah many times yesterday evening, but I couldn’t get through. Her brother _____on the phone all the time!

1. was talking  B. has been talking C. has talked  D. talked