30.In fact, the situation was so desperate that, ____, no one could help another.

　 A.in this way　　 B.in general　　 C.in other words 　 D.in most cases

29. Teaching ____ child to cook will improve many of the skills that he or she will need later in ____ life.

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

28.Silk ________ soft and a lot of women like wearing it.

　 A. looks　　　　 B. sounds　　　　　 C. feels　　　　　　　　 D. is felt

27.We made ________ clear for students in school not to smoke on campus.

　 A. this 　　　　 B. that 　　　　　　 C. its 　　　　　　 D. it

26.Susan speak English ________the native speakers can, and we all admire her.

　 A. as fluent as B. as fluently as 　 C. as more fluent as　　 D. as fluenter as

25.Yesterday I bought __________ eggs in the supermarket in spite of the bird flu.

　 A. two hundred　 B. two hundreds　　 C. two hundreds of　　　 D. two dozens

24.________ you help me, please? I can’t manage my luggage.

　 A. Must 　　 B. Should 　　　　　 C. Can 　　　　　　 D. Need

23.The big fire in the building ________ about five hours before the firefighters could come to the scene.

　 A. remains　　　 B. remained　　　　 C. was remaining 　　　 D. would remain

22.In the past few years lots of high-scrapers ________ in the downtown areas, and the people are living a happy life.

　 A. have built 　 B. have been built　　　 C. built 　　　 D. were built