31. I never dreamed of there ________ such a quiet place in the noisy city.

　 　A. was　　 　　　　　　B. had been　　　　 C. being　　　　　 D. to be

30. Eating too much fat can ________ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.

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

29. _____ is known to us that China is a developing country ____ the third world.

　 　A. It ; belonging to　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. What ; belonging to

　 　C. As; belongs to　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Which; belonged to

28. --- What do you think of the coming sports meeting?

　 --- Oh, the table-tennis match is ______ to be the most exciting.

　　 A. preferred　　 　　 B. wished　　 　　　　　　　　 C. expected　 　　　　　　 D. proved

27. They _____ on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we ______ it as no good results have come out so far.

　 A. had been working, are still working on　 B. had worked, were still working on

C. have been working, have worked on　　 D. have worked, are still working on

26. ______ he was in such poor condition, he continued to be devoted to his research.

　 A. When　　　 B. As　　　　 C. While　　　 D. Despite

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

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

24. The speech which he made ________ the football match bored a lot of fans to death.

A. being concerned B. be concerned　 　　　 C. concerned　　 　　　　 D. concerning

23.The speech by the mayor of Shanghai before the final voting for EXPO 2010 is strongly impressed _______ my memory.

A. to　　　　　　　　　　　 B. over　　　　　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　 　　　 D. on

22. The hot weather is partly __________ for the water shortage.

　 A. blamed　　　　 B to blame　　　 C. to be blamed　　　 D. blame