32. I don’t ____________ much hope that his oral English will improve in such a short period of time.

　　 A. take on　　　　　　 B. work out　　　　　　 C. make up　　　　　　　 D. hold out

31. If we go on using energy so wastefully, 　　　　　are that our oil wells will be dried up before new energy sources can be found to replace oil.

　　　 A. chances 　　　　　　　　　 B. difficulties 　　　　　　　　 C. questions 　　　　　　　 D. problems

30. --- Sorry, I couldn’t find the magazine you asked for.

　 --- 　　　　　　　　　.

　　 A. Don’t mention it　　 　　B. No problem　　 　C. It’s all the same　　　 D. Thanks anyway

29.　　　　 　abroad for a tour can be a great honor for an ordinary person like me.

　　　 A．Taking 　　 　　B．Taken 　　 　　C．Being taken 　　 　　D．Having been taken

28. Was it in 1998, when he was still at a middle school, ________ this boy became an expert at computer?

A. which　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　　 　　 D. that

27. --- Where is your new home now?

　 --- In the new developed zone. But I ______________ downtown for five years.

　 A. have lived　　　　　　 B. had lived　　　　　　 C. lived　　　　　 D. was living

26. --- Can you help me?

　 --- Yes. _____________ your teacher’s advice, in my opinion, and everything will be OK.

　 A. Follow　　　　　 B. Following　　　　　 C. To follow　　　　　 D. Followed

25. The 2010 World Cup will be held in South Africa，and no one can　　　　 which country will be the champion．

　 A. retell　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. inform　　　　　　　　　 C. remind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. predict

24. Here came 　　　　　word that a new kind of disease has hit ___________ Mexico and some other countries.

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

23. ---I can’t believe he’s fifty. He looks so young.

　 --- ________ neither.

A. Me　　　　　　　　 B. I　　 　　　　　C. He　　　　　　　　 D. Him