34. --- Journalists have to work very quickly in order to_______.

　 --- I know. I like that. It’s very challenging.

A. meet their deadlines　　　　　　　 　　 B. earn a high salary

C. avoid being fired　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 D. make both ends meet

33. ---Do you mean that he should prepare for his exam one year in advance? --Sure. Anyway,____.

A. actions speak louder than words　　　 　 B. better late than never

C. a good beginning is half done　　　　 　　　 D. the early bird catches the worm

32. ---Did you go somewhere on holiday?

　 ---I ____________ to go to Hawaii, but I didn’t sign up for the tour in time.

A. would hope　 　 B. was hoped　 　　　　　　 C. had hoped　　　　 D. have hoped

31. His efforts to raise money for his program were _______ because no one showed any intention to take a cent out of their pockets.

A. in place　　 　 B. in vain　　　　 　　 C. in effect　　　　 D. in sight

30. Those businesses that are closely ____ sport such as the huge brands of Nike, Adidas and Puma make the clothes and equipment that sportspeople need to play their games.

A. applied to 　　　 B. contributed to　　 　　　 C. connected to　　 D. submitted to

29. The drug came under strong attack from _______ professional observers, who had been backed up by many doctors.

A. confused　 　　　　　　 B. confusing　　 　 C. concerning　　　　 D. concerned

28. ---It’s supposed to rain tomorrow.

　 ---I know, but the forecast ___ be wrong. Weather forecasts are far from 100 percent accurate.　　 A. must　　　 　　　 　　B. could　　　　　 　　 C. should　　　　　 　 D. will

27. She ignores the fact ____ there are two other channels, ____ we find very silly.

A. that; which　 　　　 B. that; that　　 　　　 C. which; which　　 　 D. which; that

26. If someone has an accident and can no longer walk, scientists might be able to use stem cells to ___ the damaged cells and allow that person to walk again.

A. rescue　　　 　 B. remove　　　　　 C. reserve　　　　　 D. replace

25. ---Before you sign the contract, please read it as ________ as you can.

　 ---Thanks for your __________.

A. carefully; requiring　　　　　　　　 　　 B. carefully; reminding

C. careful; requiring　　　　　　　　 D. careful; reminding