32.-Miss Smith once 　　　　music in Africa for eight years and now is an actress.

　-No wonder I often hear her sing in the garden.

A. taught　　　　　　 B. is teaching　　　　 C. has taught　　　　　 D. had taught

31. He expressed a hope 　　　　he would visit China again the next year, and this was the very

hope 　　　　　he would express as soon as he arrived in the country.

A. that; that　　　　　 B. which; which　　　 C. that; which　　　　 D. which; that

30. Varieties of programmes in the TV station 　　　　many different types of interest and taste

among the public.

　 A. cater to　　　　　　 　B. appeal to　 　　　C. apply to　　　　　　 D. adjust to

29. Two middle-aged passengers fell into the sea. 　　　　, neither of them could swim.

A. Hopefully　　　　　 　B. Increasingly　 　　C. Unfortunately　　　 　D. Naturally

28.　　　 _ herself with routine office tasks, she had no time to attend to her children.

A. Occupying　　　　　 B. Occupied　　　　 C. Being occupied　　 　D. To be occupied

27.-The flags of every independent country are 　　　　just colourful pieces of cloth and thread

sewn together.

　-Exactly. A flag often symbolizes the origin beliefs and culture.

A. rather than　　　　　 B. less than　　　　　 C. more than　　　　 　D. other than

26. My father has never liked meat, but he always had a 　　　　for fruit and vegetables.

A. interest　　　　　　 B. preference　　　　 　C. enthusiasm　 　　　D. devotion

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

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

A. mend their ways　 B. meet their deadlines 　C. avoid being fired　 D. make both ends meet

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