31. The evening news comes on at Seven o' clock and _____ only thirty minutes.

　 A. keeps 　　　　　　　　 B. continues 　　　　 C. finishes 　　　　　　　　 D. lasts

30. Many new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university degree.

　 A. opportunities　 　 B. possibilities　 　 C. probabilities　 　　　　　 D. realities

29. They see you as something of a worrier, _____ problems which don’t exist and crossing bridges long before you come to them.

A. settling 　　　　　　　 B. discovering 　　　 C. considering 　　　　　　 D. designing

28. You can eat food free in my restaurant _____ you like.

A. whenever 　　　　　　 B. wherever 　　　　 C. whatever 　　　　　　　　 D. however

27. It was evening_____ we reached the little town of Winchester.

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

26. Mr. Smith used to smoke _____ but he has given it up.

A. seriously 　　　　　　 B. heavily 　　　　　　 C. badly 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hardly

25. I feel that one of my main duties _____ a teacher is to help the students to become better learners.

A. for 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. by 　　　　　　　　　 C. as 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. with

24. All the employees except the manager _____ to work online at home.

A. encourages 　　　　　 B. encourage 　　　　 C. is encouraged 　　　　　 D. are encouraged

23. We had three sets of garden tools and we seemed to have no use for _____.

A. none 　　　　　　　　　 B. either 　　　　　　　　　　 C. any 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. each

22. _____ modeling business is by no means easy to get into, the good model will always be in demand.

A. While 　　　　　　　　 B. Since 　　　　　　　　　　 C. As 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. If