32. Can you suggest a good way to get my spoken English ____ in a short period of time?

　 　 A. improve　　　　 B. improving　　　　 C. to improve　　　　 D. improved

31. America is a ____ country and they needn’t introduce____ science and technology from____ countries, like China.

　 　 A. developed; advanced; developed　　　　 B. developing; advanced; developed

　 　 C. developed; advanced; developing　　　　 D. developed; advancing; developing

30. Having never met with such a _____ problem, he felt _____ and didn’t know how to solve it.

　 　 A. puzzling; puzzled　　　　　　　　　 B. puzzled; puzzling　

　 　 C. puzzling; puzzling　　　　　　　　 D. puzzled; puzzled

29. An increase in the price of drugs has _____ the rising cost of medical care.

　 　 A. contributed to　 B. brought up　　　　 C. burst into　　　 D. resulted from

28. _____ being too large, the color and the style of the dress suit me well.

　 　 A. Apart from　　　 B. As well as　　　　 C. Besides　　　　 D. Instead of

27. In the following two hours he was _____ the performance, because it turned out to be as wonderful as he had expected.

　 　 A. tired of　　　　 B. absorbed in 　　　 C. tiring of　　　 D. absorbing in

26. The results of the medical checkup suggested that my father _____ in poor health, so the doctor suggested that he _____ smoking and take more exercise.

　 　 A. was; gave up　　　　　　　　 B. be; should give up　　　　

C. should be; gave up　　　　　 D. was; give up

25. As soon as she entered her own room, she caught sight of the gift _____ by her father.

　 　 A. to be bought　　 B. bought　　　　　　 C. was bought　　　 D. being bought

24. They _____ this estimate ______ the figures for the last three years.

　 　 A. are based; with　 B. based; according to C. are based; on　 D. based; upon

23. The trick to marketing is to find out your customers and take steps to ___ their needs.

　 　 A. have　　　　　　 B. give　　　　　　　 C. feel　　　　　　 D. meet