30．-　　　　 that he managed to get the information?

　　 -Oh ,a friend of his helped him.

　　 A．Where was it　 B．What was it　　 C．How was it　　 D．Why was it

29．　　　　 with so much trouble, we failed to complete the task on time.

　　 A．Faced　　　　　 B．Face　　　　　 C．Facing　　　　 D．To face

28．If it were not for the fact that she 　　　sing, I would invite her to the party.

　　 A．couldn’t　　　 B．shouldn’t　　 C．can’t　　　　 D．might not

27．The house belongs to my aunt but she 　　　here any more.

　　 A．hasn’t lived　 B．didn’t live　 C．hadn’t lived　 D．doesn’t live

26．After he retired from office, Rogers　　　 painting for a while ,but soon lost interest .

　　 A．took up　　　　 B．saved up　　　 C．kept up　　　　 D．drew up

25．My grandfather is as 　　　as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day.

　　 A．enthusiastic　 B．energetic　　　 C．talkative　　　 D．sensitive

24．You may drop in or just give me a call 　　　will do .

　　 A．Either　　　　 B．Each　　　　　 C．Neither　　　　 D．All

23．For him, 　　　　　stage is just 　　　　means of making a living.

　　 A．a ,a 　　　　　 B．the ,a　　　　 C．the ,the　　　 D．a ,the

22．　　　 achievement , last week’s ministerial meeting of the WTO here earned a low ,though not failing, grade.

　　 A．In terms of 　 B．In case of 　　 C．As a result of D．In face of

21．It’s quite　　　 me why such things have been allowed to happen.

　　 A．for　　　　　　 B．behind　　　　 C．against　　　　 D．beyond