9 a.it b.they c.we d.one
30 a.known b.regarded c.considered d.thought
31 a.Since b.As long as c.Whether d.As soon as
32 a.It b.That c.This d.They
33 a.slower b.quicker c.bigger d.smaller
34 a.hard b.physical c.chemical d.mental
35 a.no b.for c.of d.without
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My father waved me goodbye and the bus （16）_____. My first country journey then began. The man sitting next to me was a road engineer. He said that （17）_____ by bus was an excellent way to （18）_____ road for him. We passed many villages on the way and stopped once （19）_____ to buy cold drinks, （20）_____ it was very hot. The countryside was brown and dry and there were long （21）_____ with no people or villages in （22）_____. We also stopped once at some road works, （23）_____ made my traveling companion very （24）_____.
Most of us were dozing in the afternoon heat （25）_____ we were （26）_____ by a sudden noise which （27）_____ a shot from a gun. As the bus swerved（突然轉向） and then stopped （28 ）_____ the side of the road, I remembered all the horrible stories I had read about bands of robbers who used to attack travelers on （29）_____ roads like this. Many of （30）_____ people looked as bewildered and frightened as I （31）_____.
My neighbor, （32）_____ , reassured me. “Nothing （33）_____, only a （34）_____ tyre. But we （35）_____ while he changes the wheel.”
16. A. set in B. set off C. set D. set up