Look! What has happened. I’d rather you ______ her about the bad news.
| A．would not tell | B．hadn’t told |
| C．didn’t tell | D．hasn’t told |
30. As we watched the panda, we stood still, ______ to one another.
| A．dared hardly to whisper | B．hardly daring to whisper |
| C．dared not to whisper | D．not dared whisper |
29. Contrast may make something appear more beautiful than it is when ______ alone.
| A．seen | B．to be seen |
| C．being seen | D．having been seen |
28. At a rough look, the area of the city is about ______ the old one.
| A．three times the size as | B．three times the size of |
| C．three times that is | D．three times what is |
27. The Grand Theatre in Shanghai is open to visitors during the daytime ______ there is a performance going on.
| A．when | B．except for |
| C．except when | D．Except |
26. Talking about buying cars, I prefer a car less than 100,000 yuan to ______ over the amount.
| A．this | B．it |
| C．that | D．One |