31. He is taking pains to reach the goal set by his parents because he wants to ______ their expectations.

　　e up with　　　 B.look up to　　　t on　　　 D.live up to

30. Such good use has been ______ his spare time ______ his English has improved a lot.

　　 A.made of; that　　　 B.strengthened; as　　　 C.underlined; in　　　 D.found in; which

29. ______ his high social status, it is really hard for us to ______ his joining us in going west to teach children there.

　sidered; prevent from　　　　　　sidering; oppose

　 C.To consider; persuade　　　　　　　 D.Being considered; object to

28. Having been trained for one and a half years, she managed to get a professional qualification ______ a first-degree nurse.

　sist with　　　 B.agreed with　　　 C.corresponding to　　　 D.corresponding with

27. What idiom will be used according to the Bible story when we say that a person is good and honest.

　 A.a little bird told me　　　　　　 B.kill the fatted calf

　 C.the salt of the earth　　　 　　　D.apple of their parents’ eye

26. It is impossible to live in society and independent of society; and therefore it is difficult to ______ society ______ unequality as well as corruption.

　 A.remove; from 　　　B.rid; of　　　 C.substitute; with　　　 D.simplify; by

25. The boy began to pick up after a treatment of surgery, radiation and drugs.

　 Which can replace the underlined word?

　 a.look up　　　 b.recover　　 c.mend　　 d.turn up

　 A.all are correct　　 B.none are correct

　 C.all are correct except d　　　　　 D.none are correct but c

24. A warm thought suddenly came to me ______ I might substitute her son to buy some flowers for her 50^th birthday.

　 A.if　　　 B.when　　　 C.that　　　 D.which

23. Deeply ______ his unhappy childhood, the boy’s ______ seemed quite odd and strange.

　 A.relating to; characters　　　　　 B.associated with; personality

　 C.linked by; virtues　　　　　　　ecting to; morality

22. The workers could hardly ______ the boss’s bad temper but undr his supervision they had to ______ themselves to working harder.

　 A.tolerate; contribute　　　　 B.bear; dedicate

　 C.stand; resign　　　　　　　 D.put up with; invest