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

24. Could I speak to _______ is in charge of the International affairs, please?

　 　 A. who　　 　　　　　　 B. whoever　　　 　　　　　 C. whom 　　　　　 D. whomever

23. Travelling in Africa, they were lucky enough to see the largest frog in the world, _____ up 　　　　 to 31 pounds.

　 A. weighed　　 　　　 B. weighing　　　 C. weighs　　　 　 D. to be weighed

22. Amy Meadows recently _____ a dozen MIT students and organized a trip to a small 　　　　 village to have a dip into the country life.

　 A. took up　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. set up　　 　　　　　 C. used up　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. rounded up

21. I’m happy to know that this daughter of mine has so strong an________ for knowledge.

A. reward　　　 　　 B. wealth　 　 　　C. expense　 　　　　　　　　　 　　D. appetite

20. The gap between rural and urban education in China is widening, and education is the key 　　 to _____ rural problems.

A. solving　　 B. solve　 　　　　　　　　 C. settle　 　　　　　　　 D. settling