33. --- I never did it, but not many people believed me and some even said something ill.

　 --- Don’t worry. Everything will be all right, and __________________.

　　 A. facts speak louder than words.　　　　 B. close the barn door after the horse is gone.

C. where there’s smoke, there’s fire.　　　 D. practice makes perfect.

32. I’m afraid we’ll have to work extra hours for there are still some problems ___________.

　 A. remaining to settle　　　　　　　　　 B. remaining to be settled

C. remained to talk about　　　　　　　　 D. to remain to discuss

31. Only by taking effective measures can we _____ bird flu.

A. wipe off　　　 B. clean out　　　　　 C. wipe out　　　　 D. copy out

30. When formally offered a position in a Hong Kong accountant company, he _____ whether to accept it, for a more famous company had already orally accepted him as the assistant of the general manager.

　 A. decided　　　 B. hesitated　　　　　 C. thought of　　　　 D. doubted

29. My new secretary was very quick; she ________ a lot of work in one morning.

　　 A. got over　　　 B. got across　　　　 C. got round　　　　 D. got through

28. The number of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people _______ to eat more fruit and vegetables.

　　 A. persuade　　　 B. will persuade　　　 C. be persuaded　　　 D. are persuaded

27. The local government is trying all out to find out who is _____ the forest fire.

　　 A. to blame for starting　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to blame to start

　　 C. to be blamed for starting　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to be blamed to start

26. A 23-year-old woman was found guilty ______ murder at the Central Court today.

　　 A. of　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　 C. about　　　　　 D. in

25. I am not going to ____ for what I said --- it was a fair comment .

A．excuse　　　　 B. apologize　　　 C. pardon　　　　　 D. forgive

24. When a discussion is under way, everybody is welcome to have the ________ in class.

　　 A. floor　　　　　　　　 　 B. time　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. chance　　　　　　　　 D. right