30、---- Can’t you _____ a bit? I wouldn’t like to miss a single minute of the concert?

---- Don’t worry. We’ll get there in time.

A. sweep up       B. take up            C. speed up       D. make up

29、_____ money, the young man couldn’t afford to buy a new car.

A. Lacks          B. To lack            C. Lacked         D. lacking

28、At the entrance all passengers _____ to show their tickets.

A. required       B. are required       C. require        D. are requiring

27、Rather than spend a lot of money repairing the car seriously _____ in the accident, he preferred to buy a new one.

A. injured        B. damaged           C. destroyed       D. wounded

26、At the conference, political leaders from many countries promised to work   together to defend the world _____ terrorism and other threats.

A. for            B. against           C. beyond          D. without

25、Seldom ______ breakfast when I was a middle school student.

A. had I          B. I had             C. did I have      D. I did have

24、A large number of journalists from both home and abroad will gather in Beijing to _____ the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

A. interview      B. cover            C. approve          D. compete

23、---- You ____ have finished your composition.

---- I had meant to, but before I could, the bell rang and we had to hand in our test papers.

A. were supposed to   B. had to      C. were able to      D. were determined to

22、East of the lake _____ , one of which is twice the size of the other.

A. lies two villages                B. lie two villages  

C. do two villages lie              D. two villages lie

21、The farmers are encouraged to stop growing crops and plant trees and grass on _____ hillside to keep the soil in _____ place.

A. the; a           B. the;  /         C. /;   a           D. /;    /