31. _______ with the present situation, the local government could not find effective measures to reduce the risk of coal mine accidents.

A. Though unsatisfied　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. As unsatisfied　　

C. Though unsatisfied it was　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. As it was unsatisfied　

30. Barack Obama told millions watching him that his grandmother’s influence on _______ he is and the way he views the world was significant.

A. how　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. who　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. where　 　　　　　　　　　 D. which

29. A big earthquake hit Yushu, Qinghai province in the early morning, and if a little later, many more people _______.

　 A. could survive　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. might have survived　

C. must have survived　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. should survive

28. After graduation I’d like to find a job 　　　　I can use what I have learnt at school.

A. when　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. that

27. -Haven’t I told you that I like the beef well-done?

-Yes, but I _______ it longer than I usually do.

A. was cooking　 　　　　　　　　 B. cooked　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. had cooked　 　　　　　　　　 D. will cook

26. How long do you think ______ the Ford company launches a new model?

A. it will be before　 B. will it be until　 　　　　　　 C. will it be when　 D. it will be that

25. In this country it is required that anyone who wants to settle here _______ to pass this kind

of test.

A. has　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. had　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. have　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. will have

24. Much to everyone’s surprise, the ordinary-looking man with a worn coat was _______ other

than Einstein himself, who was well-known for his Theory of Relativity.

A. none　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. nothing　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. not　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. nobody

23. With Shanghai World Expo drawing near, volunteers are making use of every minute to _______ their foreign language because language volunteers must pass a written test and an　 interview.

A. polish up　　 　　　　　　　　 B. take up　　 　　　　　　　　 C. put up　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. make up

22. The April 10, 2010 air crash, with a Russian Tu-145 plane _______ Poland’s president Lech Kaczinsky, his wife and many Polish government and military officials, shocked the whole world.

A. carried　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. being carried　　 　　　　 C. carrying　　 　　　　　　　 D. to carry