34. Food, fresh water and medicine became so _____ in the flooded region that every day more people died from starvation and illness.

　 A. seldom　　　　　　　 B. sudden　　　　　　　　　 C. scarce　　　　　 D. serious

33. Everyone faces problems, but some can ________ them better than others.

　 A. cope with　　　　 B. deal　　　　　　　 C. work out　　　　　　　　 D. meet

32. ________ with a sudden job loss, would you consider it a failure, or an opportunity for a new start in your career?

　 A. Facing　　　　　　　　 B. Faced　　　　　　 C. To face　　　　　　　　　 D. Face

31. Attending a college isn’t for finding ______ perfect major; it’s for finding ______ major that’s right for you.

　 A. the, /　　　　　　　　 B. this, the　　　　　　　　 C. a, the　　　　　　 D, / a

30. They lost their way in the forest, and _____ made matters worse was that night began to fall.

　 A. that 　　　　　　　　 B. it　　　　　 C. what　　 　　　　 D. which

29. Hearing his lover’s scream, then man rushed to the meeting place, _____ that the girl had gone.

　 A. finding　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　 C. only to find　　　　　　 D. having found

28. When ______ what his problem was, the boy lowered his head and kept silent.

　 A. asking　　　　　　　　 B. asked　　　　　　 C. having asked　　　　　　　　 D. having been asked

27. A: Why are you working so hard in school?

　 B: Because I don’t want to ______ my parents _____________.

　 A. set…down　　　　　　　　 B. put…down　　　　　 C. let…down　　　　　　 D. cut…down

26. When the police broke into the room, they found in the corner a little boy _____ with rope.

　 A. wounded　　　　　 B. wound　　　　　 C. binding　　　　　　　　　 D. bound

25. Since you have your property insured, the insurance company will _______ you for the loss if anything happens to it.

　 A. compensate　　　　　　　 B. compete　　　　　　　　 C. compose　　　　　　　 D. complete