30. So difficult　______　it to live in an English-speaking country that I determined to learn English well.

A.I have felt　　 B.Have I felt　 C.I did feel　 D.did I feel

29. I always prefer to start early __leave everything to the last minute . 　 A. or rather 　B. in case 　C or else 　D. rather than

28. _____in a friendly way ,their quarrel came to end . A. Being settled 　B. Settled　 　C. Having settled 　D. Settling

27.The husband rushed to the hospital ____ he heard that his wife was injured.

A. at the moment　 B.for the moment　 C.directly　 D.in a moment

26. ________ seems to have been a strong competition in China for school leavers to enter college or university.

A. There　　 B. That　　 　C. It　　 D. Here

25. I just wonder ______ that makes him so excited.

A. what it is　 B. what he does　　 C. how it is　 　D. why it does

24. _______, the gathering crowd burst into applause.

A. On entering the hall　　　　　　

B. When he took the floor

C. The speaker took his place　　　

D. No sooner had the speaker entered

23. Under good treatment, Linda is beginning to_________ and will soon recover.　

A. turn up　　 B. pick out　 C. pick up　 　D. show up

22. --- I'm sorry. I'm afraid I was mistaken. 　　　　 --- ________.

A. All right 　　　　　　　　 B. Excuse me 　　　　 　

C. That's all 　　　　　　　 D. Don't worry about it

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21.When I saw his smiling face ,I knew ____ news was good----our football team had won _____most important match.

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