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

　　 expectations.

　　　 A．come up with　　　 B．look up to　　　　　 C．count 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.

　　　 A．Considered; prevent from　　　　　　　　　　 B．Considering; 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.

　　　 A．consist 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　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．connecting to; morality

22．The workers could hardly　　　 the boss’s bad temper but under his supervision they had to

　　 　　　themselves to working harder.

　　　 A．tolerate; contribute　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．bear; dedicate

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