30. Though we have been staying up for days, there’s still _____ work remaining to be done.

A. a good sum of　 B. a plenty of　 C. a large amount of　　 D. a great number of

29. I don’t think I can understand this book. The subject it deals with is not familiar ____ me.

A. with　　　　 B. to 　　　　　　　C. about　　　　　 D. for

28. John is very tall, so he is easy to ________ in the crowd.

A. stare　　　　 B. glare　　　　　　 C. spot　　　　　 D. ignore

27. The strong earthquake lasted over ten minutes. _______, most of the buildings in the city fell down.

A. On the contrary　　 　　　　　　　　　B. On the other hand　　

C. As a matter of fact　　 　　　　　　　　D. As a result　

26. ______ it is to go for a picnic on such a fine day!

A. What a fun 　　　B. What fun 　　　C. How funny　 　　　D. How fun

25. ---Did they have a good time at the party?

---Judging by their smiles, they _________ have enjoyed themselves.

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

24. I never dreamed of there ______ such a quiet place in the noisy city.

A. was　　　　　 B. had been　　　　 C. being　　　　 D. to be

23. Mr. Smith, ______ of the _________ speech, started to read a novel.

A. tired; boring　　 B. tiring; bored　　 C. tired; bored　　 D. tiring; boring

22. The picture reminds me _______ the time we spent together.

A. of　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　 D. to

21. The journalists at home and abroad are greatly impressed by the fact that _______ volunteers from all over the country are working hard to build _________ new Yushu.

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