32. ---You speak very good English. Have you ever been abroad to learn English?

　 ---Thanks. I have never been abroad before but I _____English in Beijing Foreign Language University

for four years.

　 A. studied　　　 　　　　　　　 B. study　　　　　　 C. was studying　　　　 D. had studied

31. Nearly all educators believe that a challenging situation can often ____ the best qualities of a person.

　 A. bring up　　　 　　　　　　 B. bring about　　　　　 　　 C. bring forward　　　 D. bring out　　

30. By the end of 2008, about half a million people had flooded into the city, _____ up around 10 percent of its total population.

A. make　　　　 　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　 C. making　　　　　 　 D. to be made　

29. The fact ____ this country spends more on its military than on education and health care combined is a serious and worrying thought.

　 A. where　　　 　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　　 　 C. that　　　　　　　 D. why

28. ---Alice, let’s go to the supermarket and buy some food.

　 ---Sorry, Mike ____ come to see me this afternoon so I’d better stay at home in case he comes.

　 A. can　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. may　　　　　　　　 　 C. must　　　　　　 　　 D. will

27. ---Mum, I failed the test again.

　 --- Oh, I knew it. How can you learn anything ____ you spend all your free time watching television.

　 A. while　　　　　　　 B. as　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　 　 D. unless　

26. She may have missed the train, _______ she won’t arrive for another hour.

A. in which　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　 C. in which case　　　 　 D. in that case　

25. ---Tell me something about your adventure in the rainforest, please.

---We lost our way in the forest and ___ made matters worse was ___ night began to fall.

　 A. what; that　　 　　　　　　 B. it; that　　　 C. it; because　　　　 D. what; because 　　

24. ---Did your parents come to see you last week?

---They had meant to, but it turned out that ____ of them could spare some time to.

　 A. none　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. neither　　　　　　　 　 C. either　　　　　　 　 D. any　　　

23. Education is a lifelong process, _____ process that starts long before ____ start of school, and one that should be _____ necessary part of one’s entire life.

　 A. a; a ; a　　　　　 　　　　 　　　　　B. a; the; a　　　　　　　 　　　　　

C. the; a; the　　　　　　　　　 D. the; the; the