32. Yang Liwei was picked from the 14 candidates for the Chinese space adventure and became China’s first astronaut _______ his great efforts.

　 　 A. according to　　 　　 B. as well as　　　　 　 C. due to　　　　　 　 D. together with

31. I don’t know the _______ income of the family, but I do know it is very small.

　 　 A. true　　　　　　 　 B. enough　　　　　 　 C. proper　　　　　 　　 D. exact

30. --- Have you ever been to Australia?

　 --- Never, but I have been looking forward _______ such a chance for further study there.

　 　 A. to give　　　　　 　 B. to be given　　　 　　 C. to giving　　　　 　　 D. to being given

29. _______ is certain, people’s living conditions in China have improved a lot since the 1980s.

　　 A. It　　　　　　　 　　 B. As　　　　　 　　　 C. what　　 　　　　　　　 D. Which

28. --- Shirley won the first prize in the English speech contest.

　 --- Woo! ________ she has made since the beginning of this term!

A. What great progress　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. How great progress

C. What a great progress　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. How great a progress

27. With snow-covered mountains, lakes and vast grasslands, Shangri-la is a heavenly world

_______ people live in harmony with nature.

　 　 A. that　　 　　 　　　　　　　 B. in that　　　　　 　　 C. where　　　　　 　　 D. which

26. --- People have reported seeing a wild man-like creature in the Himalayas called a Yeti.

　 　--- Did you see _______ when you were traveling there?

A. it　　　 　　　　 　　　 B.　 one　　　　　 　 C. that 　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. them

25. ---Hi, Tracy, you look tired.　

--- I am tired. I _________ the sitting room all day.　

A. painted　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. had painted　 　　 　　　

C. have painted　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have been painting

24. --- Why didn’t you ask the teacher the question? 　 --- She had left the office ________ I had time to do it.

A. as　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. till　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. after 　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. before

23. The possibility that he killed the old lady has been ________ because he was staying with some of his friends at that time.

A. turned out　 　　　 　　　 B. ruled out　 　　　 　　　 C. put out　 　 　　　 　　　 D. kept out