31. ______has recently been done to provide more buses for the people, a shortage of public vehicles remains a serious problem.

A. Despite that　　　B. Despite of what　　　C. In spite of what　　　　D. Though what

30. The music of the film　 _________　 by him sounds so ___________　 .

A. playing, exciting　　　　　　　　　　 B. played, excited　　

C. playing, excited　　　　　　　　　　 D. played, exciting

29. After the earthquake, the Haitian people needed to be helped ______.

A. occasionally　　　　 　B. anxiously　　　　 　C. practically　　　　　　　D. urgently

28. ______, a small advertisement held my attention, which read “Easy job. Good wages. No experience necessary.”

A. Looking through the newspaper　

B. While I was looking through the newspaper

C. To look through the newspaper 　　　

D. I was looking through the newspaper

27. We ______ ; we followed the boss into the hall as his guests. How lucky we were!

A. didn’t need to wait　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. needn’t have waited

C. must have waited　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. couldn’t have waited

26. It’s just _____among countries to host the Olympics as to win an Olympic Medal.

A. much as a competition　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as a much competition

C. as much a competition　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a competition as much

25. Do ____ you think is right, ____ difficulties you may have.

A. what; however　 　　　　　　　B. that; whatever　　　

C. whatever; whoever 　　　　　　D. what; whatever

23. ______ it is true that a student’s most important goal is to do well in his or her studies, it doesn’t need to be the only goal.

A. When　　　　　 　　B. As　　　　　　　　　 　C. While　　　　　　　 　D. Before 24. ---Why can't I smoke here?

---At no time__________ in the meeting-room

A. is smoking permitted　　　 　　 　　　　　 　B. smoking is permitted

C. smoking is it permitted 　　　　　 　　　D. does smoking permit

22. He devoted most of his time to his research, believing his hard work would___sooner or later.

A. put off　　　　　　　　　 B. take off　　　　　　 C. come off　　　　 D. pay off

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21. China, a country with 145 million elderly people, will remain _______ ageing society during this century, according to _______ Chinese population experts.

A. /; the　　　 　 　　　　　 B. an; / 　　　　　　　　　　 C. an; the　　　　　　　　　　 D. the; /