30. Over 800 pages of the earliest surviving Christian Bible have been recovered and made _______ on the Internet.

A. flexible　　 　　B. brilliant　　 　　 　C. conventional　　 　　　 D. available

29. Alice demanded the problem worthy to be paid attention __________ at the meeting.

　 　A. to be discussed　　 B. to discussing　　　 　 C. to being discussed　 　　D. should be discussed

28. Try to ____ at least half an hour each day for learning new vocabulary, and you’ll know more words.

　 　 A. set aside　　 　　 B. take up　　　 　　　 C. put away　　　 　　　　　　 D. turn out

27. Creating world peace is a rather difficult goal, ____ calls for efforts of many generations.

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

26. The troops ____ on for three days and nights. The soldiers are in great need of rest.

　 A. had marched　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 　B. have been marching

C. marched　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. are marching

25. Green symbolized hope and spring in ancient Egypt, which is the time of _____ year when things in nature start to grow after _____ long winter.

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

24. I feel sure that ______ qualification, ability and experience, you are abundantly suited to the position we have in mind.

A. on account of　 　 B. in spite of　　 　　C. in terms of　　 　　 　　　 D. by means of

23. ---Sir, I’m terribly sorry for not having handed in my homework on time, but I have been very busy all these days.

　 ---No excuse for it, but I 　　　　　drop it this time.

A. might　　 　　　 　B. can　　 　　　　 C. should　　　 　　　　　　 D. must

22. Your essay is fairly good and yet it leaves something ______.

A. to desire　　　　　　　 B. desired　　　　　　　 C. being desired　　　　　 　　　 D. to be desired