35. Great efforts to increase agricultural production must be made if food shortage ______ avoided.

A.　will be　 　　　B. can be　 　　　　　　C. has been　　　 　　D. is to be　

34. At first he refused to admit he had stolen but when he was shown the videotape he ______ and admitted everything.

　　　 A. broke down　　　 　　 B. broke away　　　 　　 C. broke up　 　　　 　　D. broke in

33. -What do you think of the film 2012？

-Well, it’s good. At least it’s ________ the one I saw last time with Jean.

　　　 A. as bad as　　　　　　 B. not as good as　　　　　 C. no worse than 　　　 D. not better than

32. We shouldn’t think the question of ________ they are poor or rich is important.

　 A. what　　　　 　　B. whether　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　 D. how

31. -Can you hand in your composition tomorrow?

-Sure. ________ it handed in on time, I’ll stay up tonight.　　

A. To have got　　　　　 B. Having got　　 　　　　 C. To get　　　　　　　　　 D. Getting

30. _______ your opinions are worth considering, the committee finds it unwise to place too much importance on them.

A. As　　　　 　　　 　B. Since　　　　 　　　 　　　C. Once　　 　　　D. While　

29. Nino Hernandez, who ________ only 10kg and is regarded as the world’s shortest living man, has not grown since he was 2 years old.

　 A. weighed　 　　　B. had weighed　 　　C. weighs　 　　　　D. has been weighed

28. To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their ______ and weaknesses.

A. strengths　　　　　 　 B. benefits 　　　　 　　C. techniques　　　　　　　　 D. values

27. If it ________ for the heavy rain then, we would have arrived here ahead of time.

　 A. shouldn’t be　　　　 　 B. weren’t 　　　　　　　 C. had not been　　　　　　 D. be not