30. The American population is More than 14 times ________ that of Australia.

A. the size of 　　　　　 B. larger than　　　　　　　　　　 B. that of　 　 　D. as large as

29. They, finally, decided to send Captain Cook______ second _______ across the Ocean.

A. to, travel　　　　　　　 B. on, voyage 　　　　　　　　　 C. in, trip　　　　　 　　 D. for, flight

28. ______ should be taken into account is that he is more in name than in reality.

A. What　　　 　　　　 B. That　　　　　 　　　　　 　C. It　　　　 　　 D. Whether

27. When I was young, I had a real fear of school, but I soon _____ it.

A. got off　　　　 B. got across 　 　　C. got away　　　　　 D. got over

26. The map was drawn to the standard _____ of 1:100,000. So there was not much detail.

A. route　　　　 B. line　　 　　　　　　　　 C. rate　　　　　　　 D. scale

25. Schools in the south tend to be better equipped, ____ those in the north are relatively poor.

A. because　　　 　 B. when　　　 　　　　 C. while　　　 D. unless