31．-----I heard that many westerners prefer vegetables to meat．

　　　 -----It is true．Americans eat ___ vegetables each person today as they did 20 years ago．

　　　 A．more than twice　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．as twice as many　　 　　　　　　　　　

　　　 C．twice as many　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．that twice as many

30．-----Hurry up! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate．

　　　 -----Oh! I thought they ____ without me．

　　　 A．went　　　 　　　　 B．are going　　　 　 C．have gone　　　　　　 D．had gone

29．If the present unemployment _____continue, the society would face a more difficult situation．

　　　 A．would　　 　　　　 B．should　　 　　　　 C．might　　　 　　　 D．could

28．She decided to resign from the party rather than ____herself to the new rules．

　　　 A．reduce　　　 　　　 B．add　　　 　　　　　 C．fail　　　　 　　　 D．submit

27．He glanced over at her, ____that though she was tiny, she seemed very well put together．

　　　 A．noting　　 　　　　 B．noted　　　 　　　　 C．to note　　　 　　　 D．having noted

26．As an athlete, nothing comes _____Jim and his morning exercise．

　　　 A．out　　　 　　　　　 B．between　　 　　　 C．with　　　 　　　　 D．among

25．As soon as he comes back, I’ll tell him when ________and see him．

　　　 A．you will come　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．will you come　　 　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 C．you come　　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．do you come

24．-----My brother failed in business．

　　　 -----_____．

　　　 A．I am certain he’ll make it．　　　　 　　 B．That’s really tough．

　　　 C．Everything is going well with me．　 　　 D．Actually, there is no choice anyway．

23．The flight attendant welcomed us ___ the plane．

　　　 A．abroad　　　 　　 B．．aboard　　　 　 C．board　　　 　　　 D．broad

22．______, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of English is poor．

　　　 A．Other things being equal　　　　　　 　 B．Other things be equal

　　　 C．To be equal to other things　　　　　 　 D．Other things to be equal