29. He narrowly missed being seriously hurt, if not ________, by the explosion.

A. killed 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. being killed　 　　　 C. be killed　 　　　　　　 　　　 D. to be killed　

28. Measures have been taken to prevent accidents, but much ________ for more improvement.

A. remains to do　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is remained to do　 　　

C. remains to be done　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. is remained to be done

27. ________, I can spare no time for it now. I’ll have to finish my homework first.

A. No matter exciting the basketball match is　 B. However exciting the basketball match is

C. However the basketball match is exciting　 D. No matter how the basketball match is exciting

26. In fact, newspaper editors sometimes do not even ________ control over large sections of their newspapers.

　 A. exercise　　　 　　　　 B. make　　 　　　　　　 C. decline　　 　　　　 D. develop　　　

25. These photos are good ________ of her past happy times.

　 　A. indications　　　　　　　 　　　 B. signals　　　 　　　 　　　 C. signs　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. reminders　　　

24. It is reported that the World Cup will attract twice as ________ as the last one.

A. large an audience　　　　　　　 B. a large audience C. much audiences 　　　 D. much audience

23. -Currently the world is faced with a serious financial crisis.

-Right. International cooperation is ________ it takes to get over the situation.

A. what　　 　　　　　 　　　 B. that　　 　　　　 C. which　　 　　　　　 D. how

22. -Oh, dear! The housing prices have gone up by 30% in the last few months.

-Exactly. I wish the measures being taken by the government ________ this time.

A. work　　　　 　　　　　 B. will work　　 C. would work　　 　　 　　　 D. had worked