32．They lost their way in the forest, and 　　　. Which of the following is wrong?

A．what made matters worse was that night began to fall

B．what was worse, it was getting dark

C．to make matters worse that night was falling

D．worse still, night had fallen

31．----“Each of the students, working hard at his or her lessons, ___to go to university ”　

----“So do I。” 　 A．hope　 　　　B．hopes　　 　C．hoping　　　 　D．hoped　

30．As is known to all, Montreal is the second largest French-speaking city in the world, _____.

　　 A．Paris is the largest 　 　　　 　　B．Paris being the largest

C．Paris to be the largest　　　 D．Paris be the largest

29．______ by the terrible earthquake, Wenchuan, a city in Sichuan province, was _____ from the outside.

A．Having struck; cut up　　　 　　　　 B．Struck; cut down　　　　　　

C．Having struck; cut out　　 　　　 D．Struck; cut off

28．The driver managed not to hit the child who ran in front of his car, but only ________ injuring himself.

A．in hopes of　 　　　　　　　　　B．as a consequence of　　

C．at the mercy of　　　　　　　 　D．at the cost of

27．Traffic restrictions have come into effect in Beijing 　　　to improve the capital’s air quality and traffic situation for the 2008 Olympics.

　 　A．in order that　 　　　　　　　　B．in an attempt

C．at an attempt　 　　　　　　　　D．in a try

26．-What do you think of 　Putin?

　　　 -He is an outstanding leader who ________ his reputation.

　　　 A．looks out for　　　　　 　　　　 B．comes up with

　　　 C．lives up to　　　　 　　　　　　 D．looks forward to

25．This is the second time I _____ by him ; I shall never trust him again.

　 　A．was put down　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．have been let down

　 　C．have been put down　　　　　　　　　　　 D．am let down

24．- You seemed to be impressed by his skill.

- Not exactly so. It was his courage 　　　　　his skill that really impressed me.

A．rather than　B．as well as　 C．but also　D．together with

23．The conference ________ a full week by the time it ends.

A．must have lasted　　　　　　　 B．would have lasted

C．will have lasted　　　　　　　 　D．has lasted