32. The committee _______ of fifteen members.

A. consists　　　 B. is consisted　　　 C. formed　　 D. make up

31. The storm died away at last with the golden waves ______ the shore in peace. A. striking　　　 B. hitting　　　　　 C. knocking　　 D. beating

30. The police got to _____was once an old school _____ the peasants used as a store.

A. what; that　　　 B. where; which　　　 C. where; that　　 D which; where

29. The boy the teachers considered _____ was caught ______ in the exam, which surprised us very much.

A. to be the best, cheating　　 　　B. as the best student, to cheat

C. being the best, cheating　　 　D. as a good student, to cheat

28. Tom ought not to ________ me your secret, but he meant no harm.

A. have told 　　 B. tell　　 　　 C. be telling　 　　　 D. having told

27. - You haven’t lost the ticket, have you?

- _________. I know it’s not easy to get another one at the moment.

A. Yes, I’m afraid not 　　　　　 　B. Yes, I haven’t　 　C. I hope so　 　D. I hope not　

26. Eating too much fat can _______ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.　

　　　　 A. result from　 　　B. contribute to　　　　 　 C. attend to　 　　 D. devote to

25. --- Tom, why didn’t you come to the meeting yesterday?

--- I _____, but my car broke down.　

　　　　 A. would　 　　　 B. had　 　　　 C. was going to　 　　 　　D. did

24. There is no doubt ______ man will conquer nature some day.

A. whether　　　 B. if　　　 C. which　　　 D. that　

23. ______ different life today is from ____ it was 20 years ago.

A. What a , what　　 　B. How ,　 what　　 　C. What, what　　 　D. What a , how