34. ____ is mentioned above, the number of students in senior high schools is increasing.

　 A. What 　　　　　　　　 B. That 　　　　　　　　 C. Which 　　　　　　 D. As

33. According to a UN report, some 844 animals and plants ______ in the last 500 years.

　 A. disappeared 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. were disappeared 　　　　　　

C. have disappeared 　　　　　　　 D. had been disappeared

32. Seeing their son back home safe and sound, the couple smiled _____.

　 A. in peace　　　　　　　 B. in relief　　　　　　 C. in return　　　　　　 D. in turn

31. Jam Hsiao, a singer from Taiwan, understands that it is his singing, rather than his talking, ______ has got him to where he is now.

　 A. which　　　　　 B. what　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　 D. as

30. Do you ________ much importance to what he just said ?

　 A. attach 　　　　 B. think 　　　　 C. pay 　　　　　 D. devote

29. I’m sorry you’ve been waiting so long, but it will be some time ____ Brian gets back.

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

28. Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will _____ as competitors.

　 A. they be admitted 　　　　　　　 B. be admitted 　　　　　　 C. admit 　　　　　　　 D. be admitting

27. Beyond, a famous rock band, played its last concert in 2005 and then it officially _____ in Singapore.

A. broke down 　　　　　　　 B. broke out 　　　　 C. broke up　　 　　　 D. broke in

26. The boy pretended 　　　　when his parents entered the room.

　　　 A. reading　　 　　　 B. to reading　　 　　　　　 C. to be reading　　 D. having read

25. It is _____ that the middle-aged lady will pass the driving test.

　 A. certain 　　　　　　　　　　 B. confident 　　　　　　　　 C. brief　 　　 　　D. sure