31. Our ______ resources and stable policy provide foreigners with the advantages of developing their businesses.

A. generous　　　　　 B. limited　　　　　　　　　 C. narrow　　　　　　 D. abundant

30. ---I have ______ to apologize for the slight damage to your recorder.

---Never mind.

A. after all　　　　　　 B. in the first place　　 C. at first　　　　　　 D. as usual

29. Dad ______ whisky, but normally only drank in the evening when work was done.

A. was tired of　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. was fond of　　　　

C. was familiar with　　 　　　　　　　 D. was afraid of

28. We had been told that under no circumstances ______ the telephone in the office for personal affairs.

A. may we use　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. we may use　　　　　　

C. we could use　 　　　　　　　　　 D. did we use

27. ---He didn’t feel a bit nervous when ______.

---No. He’d spent a lot of time ______ for it after all.

A. interviewing; to prepare　　　　　　　　　　 B. interviewed; to prepare

C. interviewing; preparing　　　　　　　　　　　 D. interviewed; preparing

26. Standing on the sideway, I saw off my father and a minute later he ______ in the crowd.

A. had swallowed　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. was swallowed up　

C. swallowed up　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. swallowed

25. It was too hard for the firefighters to get close to the burning building. All their attempts to　 rescue the people trapped were ______.

A. in place　　　　　　 B. in return　　　　　　　　 C. in vain　　　　　　　　　　 D. in danger

24. There’s no doubt ______ the famous professor will come to give us a lecture.

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

23. Steve was wearing a red silk shirt that didn’t ______ him at all.

A. serve　　　　　　　　 B. meet　　　　　　　　　　　 C. satisfy　　　　　　　　　　 D. suit

22. The birds, ______ by the presence of the scientists, disappeared really quickly again.

A. frightened　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. being frightened　　　　　　

C. have been frightened　　 　　　　　 D. were frightened