31．The machines made in China are cheaper than __________made in Japan．

A．ones                       B．those                      C．that                       D．it

    Each month I like to travel to the countryside in New Jersey to go fishing．For years，one of my  32  fishing places was a river near an old piece of land called Bog Creek farm．Although Bog Creek farm looked  33  ，it had a dark secret．Some people  34   the farm as a place to dump（倾倒）chemicals!

    After a few years of secret dumping，a neighbor complained（抱怨）to the government about the  35  smell coming from the farm．After talking about it with the  36  ，the officials（政府官员）decided to  37  the owner of Bog Creek farm and find out what was going on．The owner told the officials that people had been dumping chemicals on his farm for a long time．  38  listening to the owner’s story, the officials asked the owner to  39  people from dumping things there and ship the dirt to a（n）  40   area．The owner agreed．However，even after the dirt was shipped  41   ，the smell continued．The officials  42   posted signs to tell the public not to walk near the land and started to investigate（调查）the problem．After weeks of hard work，they were finally able to clean up both the  43  soil and the polluted   44  near Bog Creek farm．By doing so，they  45  the people and the wildlife in that area．Now I’m able to  46  enjoying my fishing trips．

30．Susan doesn’t speak English __________ Mike，but her handwriting is good．

A．as well as                B．as good as               C．as better as             D．so best as

29．---What do you think of the basketball match last night?

    ---Well，I was surprised that the strongest team  __________．

A．won                       B．was lost                  C．was successful        D．was beaten

28．I like to live in a house __________ is big and bright．

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

27．It’s very important for students to pay attention to __________  the teacher in class．

A．/                            B．listen to                  C．listening to             D．hearing

26．__________ Li Ming got up very early this morning，he still missed the first bus．

A．If                           B．When                     C．Although                      D．Because

25．On my way to school I suddenly heard someone __________ my name．

A．call                        B．called                     C．to call                    D．to calling

24．He told me that he preferred __________at home rather than __________ out for a walk．

A．to stay；go             B．to sleep；walking    C．live；to come         D．sat；to be

23．--Don’t step on the grass next time．Mike．-- __________

A．Is that so?               B．Don’t worry．        C．I don’t know．              D．Sorry，I won’t．

22．When I was a child．my grandmother often __________ me funny stories．

A．spoke                     B．told                        C．said                       D．talked