32. The English in the future will be quite different from the English of today. It is possible that some English words may even ________ completely.

A. die down　　 　　　 B. die out　　　　　　　 　　　 C. die off　　　　　　　 　　　 D. die of

31. Rainforests __________ and burned at such a speed that they will disappear from the earth in the near future.

A. cut　　 　　　　　　 B. are cut　 　　　　 C. are being cut　 　 D. had been cut

30. _______ the rain falling so hard, it becomes more and more difficult to carry on the rescue work.

A. Since　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. As　　 　　　　　 C. With　　 　　 D. For

29. At a beach or a swimming pool a lifeguard is a person who is responsible for __________ other swimmers and protecting them from accidents.

A. turning to　　　　　 B. watching over　　 C. watching out　　　 D. digging out

28. The factory produces half a million pairs of shoes every year, 80%　　　 　are sold abroad.

A. of which　 　　　 B. which of 　 　　　 C. of them 　　 　　　 D. of that

27. Her valuable advice ________ to be taken, or you will suffer more loss.

A. deserves　　　 　 　　 B. survives　　 　　 C. serves　　　　 　 　　 D. proves

26. -Ouch! You hurt me!

-I am sorry. But I 　　　　　any harm. I 　　　　to drive a rat out.

A. didn’t mean; tried　　　　　　　 　 B. don’t mean; am trying

C. haven’t meant; tried　　　　 　　　　 D. didn’t mean; was trying

25. I will be away for at least one year and I’d appreciate ______ from you now and then.

　　　 A. having heard　　 B. hearing　　　 　　　 C. heard　　　　 　　　 D. hear

24. -Jack, your father has gone out without this umbrella!

-Well, take it easy. _________ he comes back for it.

　　　 A. It is long before that　　　　 　 　　　　 B. It won’t be long since　　　

C. It will be long before 　　　　　　　　 D. It won’t be long before

23. Hearing the boring news, I was too distracted (心烦意乱)to　　　　 　my attention on my homework.　

　 A. attract　　　　 　　　 B. draw　 　　　 C. concentrate 　　 D. pay