33. ---What do you think of the coming Beijing 2008 Olympics?

　 ---Oh, the table-tennis match is ___ to be the most exciting of it.

　 A. preferred　　　 B. wished　　　　　 C. expected　　 D. proved

32. ---What’s the general attitude to smoking in public places?

　 　---People ___ less tolerate of smoking these days.

　 A. become　　　 B. have become　　　 C. became　　　 D. are becoming

31. ---Ellis, I’m sorry. I can’t fly a kite with you tomorrow.

　 ---___?

　 ---I fell off my bike yesterday and my leg hurts today.

　 A. How are you　　　　　　　　　　 B. How about

　 C. How come　　　　　　　　　　　 D. What’s the problem

30. I can’t ___ it if I am late because all the flights delayed taking off due to weather condition.

　 A. make　　　　　 B. help　　　　　 C. get　　　　　 D. catch

29. As we all know, it was ___ that resulted in the terrible car accident.

　 A. because of her carelessness　　　　 B. her being careless

　 C. because she was careless　　　　　 D. she was so careless

28. It is far better for one to drink milk, ___ one gets healthful nutrients, than to drink coffee, ___ contains no nutrients at all.

　 A. what, what　　 B. where, as　　　 C. from which, which　 D. in which, what

27. The old peasant said that he preferred a street in a small town to ___ in such a large city as Shanghai.

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

26. We hadn’t met for 20 years, but I recognized her ___ I saw her.

　 A. for the moment　　　　　　　　　　 B. the moment

　 C. the moment when　　　　　　　　　 D. at the moment that

25. The bank is reported in the local newspaper ___ in broad daylight yesterday.

　 A. being robbed　　　　　　　　　　　 B. having been robbed

　 C. to have been robbed　　　　　　　　 D. robbed

24. ---I’d love to go with you to the concert, but I’m short of money these days.

　 ---That’s all right. ___.

1. We are friends, and we should help each other
2. It will be my treat
3. You know I have a lot of money
4. I’ve got enough money