31. If you put the fruits in the fridge, they’ll ______ fresh for many more days.

　 A. stay　　　　 B. last　　　　　　 C. go　　　　　　 D. continue

30. At the same time, British English and American English started borrowing words from other languages, ______ different words.

　 A. ended up with　　　　　　　 B. ending up with　　　　　 C. end up with　　　　　　　 D. to end up with

29. However, most of the time people from the two countries do not have any difficulty ______ each other.

　 A. to understand　　　　 B. to talk　　　　 C. in understanding　　　　　　　 D. with understanding

28. It was on the beach ______ he spent his vacation ______ he met Susan.

　 A. that; that　　　　 B. where; where　　 C. that; where　　　　 D. where; that

27. Could you please give us a ______ in which we can use the phrase?

　 A. position　　　　 B. location　　　　　　 C. situation　　　　　　 D. solution

26. ______ people love Tan Weiwei and have voted for her.

　 A. The number of　　　 B. A large number of　　 C. A great deal of　 D. A great many of

25. With time ______, she came to understand her mother was trying to teach her an important lesson.

　 A. go by　　　　　　 B. went by　　　　　　 C. going by　　　　　 D. gone by

24. ______ it is to have a cup of iced tea after running on a hot day.

　 A. How fun　　　　 B. What funny　　　　　　　 C. What fun　　　　　 D. What a fun

23. ---John, Mitch told me you had broken the vase.

　 ---He ______. When I entered the room, I found the vase ______ on the floor, broken.

　 A. lied; lie　　　　 B. lied; lying　　　　 C. lay; lay　　　　　　 D. lay; lain

22. We were about to have dinner ______ the house began to shake.

　 A. when　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　　　 D. suddenly