32. The population of Shanghai is bigger than ________ of Qingdao.
[A] this [B] those [C] it [D] that
33. She promised her parents to write _________ while she was away.
[A] the other day [B] each other day [G] every other day [D] any other day
34. -Mike has lived in Beijing for 5 years.
-Yes, but he _________ can ' t speak Chinese.
[A] hardly [B] nearly [C] yet CD] still
35. Neither you nor he ________ to blame.
[A] is [B] be [C] are [D] am
第二节 完形填空
阅读下面短文 ,从短文后所给各题的四个选项 (A .B .C和D )中选出能填人相应空白处的最佳选项 ,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Working with tools also helped to (43) human intelligence. The human brain grew bigger, and uman beings began to invent more and more tools and machines. The stone chip was one of the first tools (44) people used, and perhaps (45) the most important. Some scientists say that it was the key 46 the success of mankind.