If it ________ for the heavy rain then, we would have arrived here ahead of time.
| A．shouldn’t be | B．weren’t | C．had not been | D．be not |
24. Life is like sport,_____I mean it’s a hard competitive business.
| A．in which | B．by which | C．for which | D．of which |
35.After they were given several terrible blows, the enemy did not _____ out after dark.
| A．dared to come | B．dared come | C．dare to come | D．dare coming |
34. I thought it a pity __________ him to the tea party.
| A．being not invited | B．not to have invited |
| C．to not have invited | D．not to have been invited |
33.A reward of 1,000 dollars will be given ________ can find the lost child.
| A．whomever | B．whoever that | C．to whomever | D．to whoever |
32.So often ______ in recent years that it has almost become a rule.
| A．has this happened | B．this has happened |
| C．is this happening | D．for this to happen |