30．Videos, recordings and other learning aids are usually used 　　　　　textbooks in language learning.

A. alongside　　　　　　　　　　 B. except for　　　　　　　 C. despite　　　　　　　　　 D. in comparison with

29．The city is well known for its education of good quality, however, its standards of education have __　　　　 　in recent years .　

A. distributed　　　　　　　　　　 B. contributed　　　　　 C. cancelled　　　　　　　　　　 D. declined

28．The drug can’t cure your disease at all. It can provide only 　　　　　relief from pain.

A. compulsory　　　　　　　　　 B. contradictory C. temporary　　　　　　　　　 D. contemporary

27．According to the report, the American government didn’t intend to have its troops 　　　　　

　　 of war zone.

A. pulled out　　　　　　　　　　 B. dropped out　　　　 C. driven out　　　　　　　　　　 D. run out

26．Because of the worldwide breakout of H₁N₁, many countries have placed 　　　　on travel to prevent the further spread of it.

A. criterions　　　　　　　　 B. restrictions　　　　　　　 C. descriptions　　　　　　　　 D. prescriptions

25．The coach usually does not only keep an eye on the development of each individual member but on that of the group 　　　　　　.

A. on a large scale　　　　　 B.on the whole　 C. as a whole　　　　　　　　　 D. at great length