31．The idea of traveling abroad really 　　　　a lot of Chinese people. That’s why every year witnesses more people applying for passports.

　　　 A．takes to　　　　　　　　　 B．caters to　　　　　　　　 C．attends to　　　　　　　　 D．appeals to

30．Though having discussed it for long, they still haven’t reached an agreement 　　　they should pour more money into the project.

　　　 A．that　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．whether　　　　　　　　　 D．what

29．--- How do you find the movie The Cove?

　　 --- 　　　　　sad. It 　　　　　a bloody picture of dolphins being killed.

　　　 A．Looks; presents　　　 B．Looking; presents　　 C．Looks; presented　　 D．Looked; presented

28．They want to employ 90 people, 　　　　last year.

　　　 A．three times as many as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．more than three times

　　　 C．as three times as　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．three times that they did

27．The company has changed some of its working practices 　　　complaints and criticism from the customers.

　　　 A．in respect to　　　　　　 B．in return for　　　　　　 C．in exchange for　　　　　　　 D．in response to

26．--- I hear you 　　　　at Smith’s.

　　 --- Yes, I 　　　　there for about three months.

　　　 A．work; had been working　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．worked; was working

　　　 C．are working; have been working　　　　　　　　　 D．worked; have worked

25．--- I think this accident happened for many reasons.

　　 --- Richard is partly to blame,　 　　　way you look at it.

　　　 A．what　　　　　　　　　　　 B．which　　　　　　　　　　 C．whatever　　　　 D．whichever

24．The newspapers in my hometown don’t contain as many colorful pages as the ones in Nanjing ____.

　　 A．contain　　　　　　　　　 B．do　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．appear　　　　　　 D．seem

23．What a pity! All his property, the books, the pictures and the house, 　　consumed by the big fire.

　　　 A．were　　　　　　　　　　　 B．was　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．had been　　　　　 D．have been

22．I dislike 　　　　when I am left alone to start a conversation with a stranger.

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