31.The lost car of the Lees was found _____ in the woods off the highway.
A.abandoning
B.be abandoned
C.abandoned
D.to be abandoned
32.I'd just as soon _____ rudely to her.
A.that you won't speak
B.your not speaking
C.you not speak
D.you didn't speak
33.Whatever _____ the reasons for it, we cannot tolerate this disloyalty.
A.were
B.have been
C.be
D.are
34.The fact _____ the carriage was warm sent him to sleep.
A.that
B.which
C.what
D.when
35._____ is true everywhere in the world, you can rent a room by the day, week, month, or year.
A.Like
B.As
C.The same as
D.Such as
36.My English teacher is extremely strict about grammar. I dare not talk with him _____ I get every grammatical point straight in my mind.
A.although
B.while
C.if
D.unless
37.Nowadays, school children do _____ just _____ classes. There are many of them demanded by their parents to learn something else useful in the modern society.
A.no more than, attend
B.no less than, attending
C.far less than, attending
D.far more than, attend
38._____ that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point.
A.During the 1960's
B.It was in the 1960's
C.That it was in the 1960's
D.It was the 1960's
39.Weather _____, the picnic will be held as scheduled.
A.permits
B.should permit
C.will permit
D.permitting
40.The large houses are being painted, but _____.
A.of great expense
B.in a lot of expenses
C.at a great expense
D.by high expenses