31. -What do you think of the newly designed mobile phone?

　 -It ______ well _______ its high price.　　　　　

　A sells; except for　 B sells; but　 C is sold; except for　 D is sold; besides

30. The question has been raised at the meeting ______ each member country should share the expenses of the committee.　　　　　　

　A. which　　　　　　　 B. if　　　　 C. what　　　　 D. whether

29. Pleasant as they made it _________ in Yangzhou, we felt tired after the long journey.　

　A. to travel　　　 B. travel　　　　 C. traveled　　　 D. traveling

28. I was so familiar with him that I recognized his voice __ I picked up the phone.　　

　A. while 　　　　　 B. after 　　　　 C. in case　　　　　　　 D. the minute

27. ---How do you find our company?　　　　　　

　 ---A little worried．We ______ ground as a leader in the field of IT with the others speeding up development．

　A．have lost　　　 B．are losing　　 C. lost　　　　 D. were losing　

26. He wants to be famous---he is tired of being ______________.

　　 A. somebody　　 B. nobody 　　　C. no one　　 D. some one

25. He swallowed his words so much that I can never __________ what he is saying.

　　　 A. deal with　　　　　　　　　 B. catch up　　　　　　　　　　 C. make out　　　　　　　　　 D. listen to

24. -Hey, guys! John’s 20th birthday is coming. What present shall we make for his birthday? What does he like, football, pop music, model planes or ships…?

　-_______. Let’s make him a model plane.　　　

　 A. It’s a good idea　　 B. That’s it　 C. That’s true　 D. That’s right

23. Nobody but doctors or nurses and those 　　　　by Dr Hu 　　　　　to enter the patient’s room.　　　　　　

　 A. invited; is allowed　　　　　　　　　 B. are invited; are allowed

　 C. being invited; allowed　　　　　　　 D. invited; are allowed

22. Many machines are of such ancient _____ that there is no clear record of when or by whom they were first used.

　 A. origin　　　　　 B. value　　　　　 C. importance　　　　 D. help