30. After staying in hospital for long, the patient was advised to go to the seaside to ___ his health.

A. take up　　 　B. pick up　　 　C. carry up　　 　D. make up

29. Another type of pollution,_　 _thermal pollution (热污染), is caused by fuel-burning.

　A. calling　　　 B. called　　　　 C. to call　　　　　 D. calls

28. ______ getting more money, she left home and went to Shanghai.

　A. In case of　　 B. In the course of 　　C. On the basis of 　　D. For the sake of

27. It’s really very dangerous．One more step, ___________the baby will fall into the well． A．or　　　　　　　　　　　 B．so　　　　 C． and　　　　　　　　　　 D．but

26. For a child to give up less mature idea for a more sophisticate one, it requires that the child_____________ psychologically ready for the new idea.

A. is　　 B. be　　 C. were　　 D. would be

25. The speech _____ ,a lively discussion started. A. being delivered 　　　　　　　B. was delivered C. be delivered 　　　　　　　　D. having been delivered

24.Becoming aware of our mother's age, not just in numbers of years but _____ her psychological and physical state, often helps us to understand her better.

A. in spite of　 B. on account of　 C. in terms of　　 D. by means of

23. --We missed you at this morning's meeting，Diana.

--______，but if I hadn't had to meet a friend，I would have been there.

A. I'm sorry 　B. Me，too　 C. Never mind　 D. Thank you

22. Would you please _____ the listening comprehension script until after you have listened to the tape? 　A. not to read　　 　B. not read　 　C. don't read　　 　D. don't to read

21. Statistics from_____ Ministry of Information showed that in 2006, Chinese people sent 429.6 billion short messages through mobile phones, _______daily average of up to 1.2 billion.

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