34. ______ is reported in the newspapers, talks between the two countries are making progress.

　　　 A. It　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. As　　 　　　　　　　 C. That　　　　　　　　　　　 D. What

33. ______ two exams to worry about, I have to work really hard this weekend.

　　　 A. With　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Besides　　 　　　　 C. As for　　　　　　　　　　 D. Because of

32. _____ on -going division between English - speaking Canadians and French-speaking Canadians is _______ major concern of the country.

　　　 A. The; 不填　　　　　　　 B. The; a　　 　　　　 C. An; the　　　　　　　　　 D. An; 不填

31. We cannot figure out _______ quite a number of insects, birds, and animals are dying out.

　　　 A. that　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　 　　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

30. There’s _____ cooking oil left in the house. Would you go to the corner store and get _____?

　　　 A. little; some　　　　　　 B. little; any　　　　　　 C. a little; some　　　　　 D. a little; any

29. _____ in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home.

　　 A. To wait　　　　　　　　　 B. Have waited　　　　 C. Having waited　　　　 D. To have waited

28. The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class, _______ visiting a museum when the earthquake struck.

　　 A. was　　　　　　　　　　　 B. were　　　　　　　　　 C. had been　　　　　　　　 D. would be

27. The mayor of Beijing says that all construction work for the Beijing Olympics _____ by 2006.

　　　 A. has been completed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. has completed

　　　 C. will have been completed　　　　　　　　　　　 D. will have completed

26. George Orwell, _______ was Eric Arthur, wrote many political novels and essays.

　　　 A. the real name　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. what his real name

　　　 C. his real name　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. whose real name

25. Now that she is out of a job, Lucy _____ going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet.

　　　 A. had considered　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. has been considering　　

　　　 C. considered　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. is going to consider