31. Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercises. _______, our minds are developed by

learning.

A. Probably　　 　　　　　 B. Similarly　 　　　　　　 C. Likely　　 　　　　　　　 D. Generally

30. -Scientists hope that the mystery about Yetis will be solved someday.

　 -If Yetis really exist, we might have the chance to see _______ with our own eyes.

　　　 A. those　　　　　　　　　　　 B. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ones　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. one

29. -Liu Xiang came in first in the 2009 National Games.

　 -Oh, really? I’m glad that his effort at last ________.

　 　 A. paid off　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. got back　　 　　　　　　 C. worked out　　　　 　　 D. turned out　　

28. -Guys, my legs have given out! I can’t walk any further!

-We should have a rest. We ________ Shangri-la a whole day.

　　　 A. explore　　　　　 B. are exploring　　 　　 C. have been exploring D. explored

27. Seeing the happy _______ of children playing together there, I can’t help thinking of my

own childhood.

A. scene　　 　　　　　　　　 B. sign　　 　　　　　 　　　 C. sense　　 　　　　　　　 D. view

26. -Kelly, are you sure you heard your brother return home at about 11 last night?

　 -Yes. I didn’t see him but I heard him put on his favourite CD. That’s _______ the light

came.

　　　 A. how　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　　　　 D. why

25. _______ he changes his rude attitude to us, I feel like we have to punish him or he won’t

respect us.

　 　　 A. Unless　　　　　　　 　 　　　　 B. Now that　 　　　　　　 C. Once　　　　 　　　　　 D. In case

24. Mr. King, your boss, is not a person who is hard _______, so you must be _______ with

your working environment.

　　　 A. to be pleased; pleased　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to please; pleased

　　　 C. being pleased; pleasing 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pleasing; pleasing

23. The gathering clouds suggested that it _______ and his wife suggested that he _______ an umbrella with him.

　　　 A. should rain; should take　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was going to rain; might take

　　　 C. was going to rain; take　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. would rain; must take

22. By the time the researchers discovered the tomb to Cao Cao, the robbers _______ it of

almost everything it contained.

　 A. had emptied　　　　　　 B. emptied　　　　　　　　　　 C. have emptied　　　　　　 D. would empty