28. Although the wind has ______, the rain remains steady, so you still need a raincoat.

　 A. turned up　　　 B. gone back　 C. died down　　　 D. blown out

27. As I grew up in a small town at the foot of a mountain, the visit to the village ______scenes of my childhood.

　 A. called up　　　 B. called for　 C. called on　　　 D. called in

26. The building around the comer caught fire last night. The police are now　 _____the matter.

　 A. geeing through　 B. working out　　 C. looking into　　 D. watching over

25. It's already 10 o'clock I wonder how it _______ that she was two hours late on such a short trip.

　 A. came over　 B. came out　 C: came about　 D. came up

24.　 At tile meeting they discussed three different　 ______to the study of mathematics.

　　 A.　 approaches　　　 B.　 means　　　　 C. methods　　　　 D. ways

23. The ______on his face told me that he was angry.

　　 A. impression　　 B. sight　　 C. appearance　　　 D. expression

22. One of　 the best ways for people to keep fit is to______　 healthy eating habits.

　　 A. grow 　　　　　　　 B develop 　　　　　　　　　　 C. increase　 　　　　 D. raise

21. To make members Of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their _____ and weaknesses.

　　 A. strengths　　　 B. benefits　　 　　 C. techniques　　　 D. values

35. -- Excuse me, Sir, is the swimming pool open all day?

　 -- 　　　　　Only from 6:00 pal to 10:00 pm.

　　 A. That's right.　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　B. Yes, of course

　　 C. Sorry, I am not sure　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. Sorry, I'm afraid not

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34. You have been sitting on my hat and now it is badly out of 　　　　　　.

　　 A. date　　　　　　　 B. shape　　　 　　　　C. order　　　　　 D. balance