31. A nest is to a bird 　　　　a house is to a man.

　　　 A. where　　 　　　　　　 B. how　　 　　　　　　　 C. what　 　　　　　　　 D. when

30. We saw the houses in the street　　　 in order to mane room for a large square.

　　　 A. pulled off　　　　　　 B. pulled up　　 　　 C. pulled down　 　　 D. pulled in

29. They used to take their holidays in their own country　　　 foreign countries.

　　　 A. in favour of.　　　　 B. in preference to 　 C. in honour of　 　　　 D. in spite of

28.　　　 　what I think, what would you like to do?

　　　 A. Setting aside　　　　 B. Setting out 　　　　　 C. Setting about　　　　 D. Setting off

27. The speech by the mayor of Shanghai before the final voting for EXPO 2010 is strongly impressed ______ my memory.

　　　 A. to　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. over　　　　　　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. on

26. He has never liked meat, and has always had a(n) ____for vegetables and fruit.

　　　 A. inspiration　 　　　　 B. feeling　　　　　　　　　 C. idea 　　　　　　　　　　 D. preference

25. She gives dinner parties　　　 , with the best food and wine.

　　　 A .in style 　　　　　　　 B. in the style　　　　　　 C. in a style　　　　　　　 D. at style

24. I wouldn’t feel happy 　　　　in a block of apartments I’d rather　　　 in a traditional house.

　　　 A. living; to live　　　　 B. living live　　　　　　 C. to live; to live　　　 D. to live; living

23. When I landed I fell forward. Someone was standing too　　　 me and I knocked into him.

A. close to 　　　　　　　　 B. closely to　　　　　　　 C. close from 　　　　　 D. closely from

22. --- The English exam is not difficult, is it?

　 ---________ Even Tom _______ to the top students failed in it.

A. Yes; belonged 　　　 B. No; belonged 　　　 C. Yes; belonging　 D. No; belonging