31.-Journalists have to work very quickly in order to ________.

　 　-I know. I like that. It’s very challenging.

A. earn a high salary 　　　　　　　　　　　　B. meet their deadlines　

C. avoid being fired　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. make both ends meet

30. In Beijing volunteers are making use of every minute to ________ their foreign languages

because language volunteers must pass a written test and an interview.

A. polish up　　　　 　　 B. take up　　　　　 C. put up　　　　　 　　 D. make up

29. As is recorded in history, silkworms (蚕) were first raised by a woman in _________ is today

Hebei Province.

A. where　　　　 　　B. the place　　　 　　　 C. which　　　　　 　　 D. what

28. Have you heard of it? Firefighters rushed into a burning house, three of them unfortunately

_______ in and ________ their lives.

　 A. catching; lost　　 　　 B. caught; lost 　　　　C. caught; losing 　 　　D. catching; losing

27.-Remember how we met the first time, Dick?

　 　-Of course I do. You _________ to the teachers’ office hurriedly and _________ me.

　 A. were walking; didn’t notice　　　　　 　　　　　 B. had walked; weren’t noticing me

　 C. had been walking; noticed　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. walked; had noticed

26. ________ he got the news, Mr. Mathews hurried out of his house, and ________ his car, drove

all the way to town.

　 　A. When: started　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The moment; having started

　 C. Until; starting　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Once; to start

25. Troubled by a terrible headache, Catherine wondered how she could _______ herself of the

bad situation.

A. throw　　　　　 　　 B. remove　　　　 　　C. move　　　　　 　 D. rid

24. The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing _________ should have attracted the

government’s attention.

　 A. solving　　　　 　　　 B. solve　　　　 　　　　 C. solved 　　　　　　D. to solve

23.-You’re going to have a rise this month, aren’t you?

　 　-Yes. only $100.

　 　-Well, ___________.

A. the more. the better　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. easier said than done

　 C. better than never　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. better than nothing

22. Canada is a country ________ many different nationalities as well as one with foreign

immigrants __________ the majority of its population.

　 A. making up of; occupied with 　　　　　　　　B. consisting of; making up

　 C. made up of; consisting of　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　D. consisted of; taking up