31. The house with the furniture and two garages _________.

A. was sold at a cheap price　　　　　 　　 B. were sold at a cheap price

C. was sold at a low price　　　　　　 　 D. were sold at a low price

30. ---The time period between November and February has long been a _____________ time to release films in China.

　 ---That’s true! Teddy Chan’s Bodyguards and Assassins (十月围城), ___________150 million yuan, took 74 million yuan on its first weekend.

A. golden; costing　 B. ripe; cost　　　　　　　　　 C. tough; to cost 　 　　　 D. casual; costs

29. Try to spend your time just on the things you find ___________. That way, you’ll find life enjoyable and meaningful.

A. worth doing them　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. worth doing

C. them worth doing　　　　　　　　　 　 D. worth being done

28. --- There is still a copy of the book in the library. Will you go and borrow ________ ?

　 ---No, I’d rather buy __________ on the internet.

A. it; one　　 　　　 B. one; one　　　　　 C. one; it　　　　　　 D. it; it

27. The Climate Meeting in Copenhagen was __________ being successful; it was ____________ in my opinion.

A. far from; a failure　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. far from; failure

C. more than; a failure　 　　　　　　　　　 D. more than; failure

26. ---The news upset so many people _________ China’s consumer price index (CPI) climbed to 0. 8 percent in December.

　 --- Well, it was the second time that the CPI __________ above zero percent.

A. that; has been　　 B. that; had been　　 　　　 C. as; is　　 　　　　 　　　 D. as; was

25. ---Do you know there is a saying that _________ “Teach a man to fish but not give a man a fish.”

　 --- Yes, it means helping those in need of help _________ themselves instead of just being helped.

A. says; to help 　　 B. says; helping　 　 　　　 C. goes; help　　 　　　 D. goes; helped

24. --- How long is it ___________ you picked up your badminton training?

　 --- It was not until my finance became better in last December __________ I started the training.

A. before; when 　 B. until; that　 　　 　　　 C. that; when　　 　　　 　　　 D. since; that

23. One of the biggest problems in food production has always been that people have no reliable access to exact information, ____________ is often the case in China.

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

22. The 5-month-old baby _________ had the doctor not been “stealing vegetables” in an online game and missed the opportunity to save the baby.

A. should not die　　　　　　 　　　　 　　　 B. should not have died

C. must not die　　　　　　　　　 　 　　　 D. must not have died