31. ----I don’t like the guest that is coming to visit this evening.

　 ----_________ you feel about him, try to be polite.

　 A. How　　　 B. What　　　 C. Whatever　 D. However

30. This unexpected natural disaster made the economic recovery of this area __________ failure.

　 A. result in　　 B. end in　　　 C. lead to　　 D. belong to

29. It is obvious that if we ________ to electric cars, we will need a lot more electricity.

　 A. return　　 B. replace　　　 C. convert　　 D. exchange

28. He didn’t want to let others know where he was from, but when he spoke, his accent ______ him _____.

　 A. gave; away　　　 B. gave ; out　　 C. gave; up　　　 D. gave; off

27. If the river continues to dry out, there will be very few fish left ________.

　 A. alive　　　 B. living　　　 C. lively　　　 D. live

26. The reason why I burst into tears is ____ I don’t want to part with my mother.

A. that　 　 B. because　　 C. what　　 　　 D. which

25. The article is well _______ reading, but it is not ________ of being translated.

　 A. worth; worth　　　　　　 B. worth; worthy

　 C. worthy; worthy　　　　 　D. worthy; worth

24. –-- Has the National Indoor Stadium been completed?

　 ----Not yet. It’s still _______ construction.

　 A. in　　　　 B. beyond　　 C. on　　　　　　 D. under

23. Mary has completed all her lessons and, with her paper _______, she should graduate next month.

　 A. finished　　 B. finishing　　 C. having finished　 D. was finished

22. The price of oil has _________ sharply to $12 a barrel.

　 A. risen　 　　B. raised　 　　 C. been risen　　 　 D. been raised