30．Companies have to ________ their budget to go through the financial crisis.

A. cut down　　　　　　　　 B. cut off　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. cut in 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cut out

29．The police took fingerprints at the crime scene and quickly _______ the murderer.

A. undertook　　　　　　　　 B. grasped　　　　　　　　　　 C. gathered　　　　　　 　　 D. identified

28．They sold their house in the downtown for only 20, 000 pounds, so the buyer got a wonderful ________.

A. cost　　　　　　　　　 B. bargain　　　　　 C. amount　　　　　 D. value

27．We have to wait until the engineer comes because the machine is ______ and we don’t know what is wrong with it.

A. out of date　 　　　　　　 B. out of control　　　　　　 C. out of work　　　 　　　　　　 D. out of order

26．Jack works hard and carefully, and he is thought to be a _______ young manager in our company by all of us.

A. creative　　　　　　　　　　 B. sensible　　　　　　　　　　 C. promising　　　　　 　　 D. talented

25．A few students in our class can’t concentrate on study sometimes and are ________ to listen carefully.

A. suggested　　　　　　　　 B. expected　　　　　　　　　 C. reminded　　　　　　　　　 D. forbidden