. ______ washing machine’s out of order, so I have to wash all our clothes by ______ hand.
| A．The … / | B．A … the | C．The … the | D．A … / |
34．It took the early settlers more than 150 years to build up ___________is now a modern city．
| A．where | B．which | C．what | D．That |
33．Only after he had spent several nights working on the math problem_______to wonder whether the problem was wrongly set．
| A．did he begin | B．he began | C．he did begin | D．began he |
32．—Why are you so sweaty?
--- I__________football with my classmates and how I want to have a drink!
| A．was playing | B．had been playing | C．have played | D．Played |
31．______weather it is, we shall set out at 8o'clock．
| A．Whatever | B．Whenever | C．However | D．No matter |
30．Some children want to challenge themselves by learning a language different from____spoken by their parents at home．
| A．what | B．that | C．which | D．one |