35. _______cancer, he felt as if the world was at an end.

　 A. Diagnosed with　　　　　 　B. Diagnosed as　

C. Being diagnosed with　　　　 D. Be diagnosed as

34. Oil companies in the U.S are already beginning to feel the pressure. Refinery workers and petroleum-equipment-manufacturing employees are being_________.

　 A. laid out　 B. laid off　 C. laid down　 D. laid aside

33. She has set a new record，that is，the sales of her latest book______50 million．

　 A．have reached　　　　　　 B．has reached　　　　　　　

C．are reaching　　　　　　　 D．had reached

32. Paper produced every year is_____ the world’s production of vehicles．

　 A. the three times weight of　　 B．three times the weight of

　 C. as three times heavy as　　　 D．three times as heavier as

31. His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any _____of it at all．

　 A．meaning　　　 B．sense　　 C．idea　　 D．senses