34.---I heard that as many as 100 people were killed in that coal mine accident

　 ---Yes, ______news came as ______ shock to us.

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

33. The poster was revised ____the suggestions of other group members.

A. based on　　 B. to base on　　 C. basing on　　 D. which based on

32. The old scientist has made____________ growing and researching rice.

　 A. a breakthrough in　 B. breakthrough about　 C. a breakthrough to　 D. breakthrough at

31.　 The injured were lying in hospital ____the shock from the traffic accident.

A.　　 　A. to suffer　　 B. suffered　　 C. suffered from　　 D. suffering from

30. My computer began to return to the_________ running state after I killed the virus by newly-updated Kill 3000.

　　 A. normal　　 B. ordinary　 C. usual　 D. common

29. Yesterday morning in a city in the USA, a crowd of dustmen went on a strike to ____complains about their low pay.

A .voice　 　B. sound　 　C. noise　 D. talk

28. ---How can I wake up so early?

　 ---Set the alarm at 5, ______ you’ll make_______.

　 A. but…it　 B. and…this　 C. or…that　 D. and…it

27. ---Can you break a five-pound note?

　 ---Sorry, I haven’t______ with me.

　 A. something small　 B. something smaller　 C. anything small　 D. anything smaller

26. Ann never dreams of ______ for her to be sent abroad very soon.

　 A. there being a chance　 B. there to be a chance　

C. there be a chance　　　 D. being a chance

25. With _________ she needed_________, she left the marketplace.

　　 A. something; buy　　　　　　 B. anything; having bought　

C. everything; buying　　　　 D. everything; bought