32. Our country will try to make greater progress in improving people's living conditions, ______ low-income families.

A. especially　　　　 B. absolutely　　　 　　　 　C. totally　　　　 　　　 D. extremely

31. The disease outbreak had infected 65 people by last Monday, 　　　　19 have died.

A. with which　　　　 B. of whom　　　　 　　 　C. for whom　　　 　　 D. in which

30. The snow has come down so heavily at times; it _____ rescuers from searching for missing people.

A. is delaying　　　　　　　 B. has delayed　　　　　　　 C. had delayed 　　　　　　 D. will delay

29. They always give the available seats to _____ comes first. After all, the early bird catches the worm.

A. whom　　　　　　　　　　　 B. who　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. whoever　　　　　　　　　 D. whomever

28. They held a historic meeting during an economic forum in China over the weekend, ____ they agreed to restart talks that have been frozen since 1999.

A. when　　　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　　　 D. how

27. Before the 1850’s, the United States had a number of small colleges, most of them ____ from colonial days.

A. was dated　　　　　　 B. is dated　　　　　　　　 C. is dating　　　　　　　 D. dating

26. ____from other continents for millions of years, Australia has many plants and animals not found in any other country in the world.

A. Having separated　　　 B. Separating　　　　 C. Being separated　　 D. Having been separated

25. The chief reason for the population growth isn’t so much a rise in birth rates ____a fall in death rates as a result of improvements in medical care.

A. and　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　　　 D. or

24. He has____18-year-old daughter who has ___gift for singing — she has won two national prizes.

A. a; a　　　　　　　　　　　 B. an; the　　　　　　　　　 C. an; a　　　　　　　　　　 D. the; a

23. We thought there were 35 students in the dining hall, ___, in fact, there were 40.

A. while　　　　　　 B. whether　　　　　 C. what　 　　　　　D. which