30. The Nobel Committee praised the “change in the international climate” that Barack Obama had brought, ________ his precious goal of ridding the world of nuclear weapons.

　　　　 A. along with　 　　　　 B. in case of　　 　　　　 C. except for　　 　　　　 D. in spite of

29. They left here early and ________ by now.

　　　　 A. should arrive 　　　 B. must arrive 　　　 C. can arrive 　 　　　　 D. should have arrived

28．She’s developing into someone who’s going to become very poor and require ______.

A. looked after 　　　 　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. being looked after

C. looking after　　　　 　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.to look after　

27．Seldom ______a person to the same extent as Yuan Longping caught the world's attention and given people in hunger a hope for a better future.

　　　　 A. has　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. had　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. can　　　 　　　　 　　　　 D. could　　　　　　

26．More than one student ______ J. K. Rowling’s Harry Porte so far.

A. have read 　 　　　　 B. has read 　　 　　　　 C. read 　 　　　　　　　　　 D. had read　　

25. Jessica is worrying about ______ she has passed the exam.k.s5.u

　　　　 A. what　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. if　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. whether

24．James told his father that he would come back to home when he was _______　 being called his son.

A. worth 　　　　 　　　　 B. worthy 　　　 　　　　 C. worthy of 　 　　　　 D. worthwhile　　

23．­­­­______ in Delhi yesterday, the Indian Premier said: “We believe that economic progress in India is in everyone’s interest and not just in the interest of Indians.”

　　　　 A. Speaking　　　 　　　　 B. Spoken 　　　 　　　　 C. Speak 　　　　　 　　　　 D. To speak 　

22.　 ---Do you know the town?

　　　　 ---Yes. This is the most peaceful place I _____.

　　　　 A. see　 　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. saw　　　　 　　　　 C. have seen　 　　　 D. had seen　

21. In _________ 1990’s, he was still so poor ________ student that nobody could imagine how rich he would be in the future.

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