( ) 26. After ____ quick lunch, Anne went to _______ school

( ) 26. After ____ quick lunch, Anne went to _______ school in a hurry.
A. /, a B. a, / C. the, a D. /, the
( ) 27. She’s going to the USA _____ a holiday.
A. to B. for C. at D. of
( ) 28. Can you tell me _____?
A. when does the ship leave B. what are you going to do next
C. why were you late D. who will help you
( ) 29. The farmers were made ______ 12 or 13 hours a day.
A. work B. to work C. working D. worked
( ) 30. Put on some warm clothes, _____ you’ll catch a cold.
A. and B. but C. or D. so
( ) 31. They went on working outside though it was raining _____.
A. quickly B. heavily C. loudly D. hardly
( ) 32. How time flies! Three years ______ since we became middle school students.
A. has passed B. pass C. passed D. will pass
( ) 33. ---- Why were you late for school this morning?
---- _______ I was ill, and had to see a doctor first.
A. As B. Since C. Because D. For
( ) 34. The meeting is over. What did he _____ at the meeting?
A. tell B. speak C. say D. talk
( ) 35. The flowers started to ______ in spring.
A. come in B. come to C. come from D. come out