26. Joe, don’t ________ now; you’re improving all the time. It won’t be long _______ you can speak English well.

A. give in ; until B. give up; before C. give in; when D. give up; after

27. He _______ her to go with him, but failed.

A. persuaded B. tried to persuade C. advises D. tries to advise

28. ---Do you know our hometown at all?

--- No, this is the first time I _____ here.

A. was B. am coming C. came D. have come

29. ---I was really anxious about you.

---I’m terribly sorry. I ______ home without a word.

A. mustn’t leave B. shouldn’t have left C. could have left D. need have left

30. ----Why have you bought so much food?

---- Some friends of mine _______ to stay with me for the weekend.

A. come B. were coming C. are coming D. had come

31. Excuse me, but can you tell me ___________?

A. where can I get to the library B. where I can get to the library

C. how can I get to the library D. how I can get to the library

32. It ________ Tom and I had stayed together for several months ______ I found we had a lot in common.

A. was until; when B. was until; that C. wasn’t until D. wasn’t until; that

33. While ________ on the street, she saw a wallet _______ on the ground.

A. walked; lay B. walking; lying C. walked; lying D. walking; lay

34. They will come to help us with the harvest ______ they are busy tomorrow.

A. even if B. however C. as though D. even although

35. All the doctors in the hospital insisted that he ______ badly wounded and that he ______ at once.

A. should be; be operated on B. were; must be operated on

C. be; was operated on D. was; be operated on