32.(09江苏) Schools across China are expected to hire 50,000 college graduates this year as short-term teachers, almost three times the number hired last year, 　　　　　 　reduce unemployment pressures.

A. help　　　　　　　 B. to have helped　　 C. to help　　 D. having helped

31.(09全国2) They use computers to keep the traffic 　　　　　smoothly.　 　　

A. being run　　　 B. run　　 　　C. to run　　　　 D. running 　　

30.(09重庆) With the world changing fast, we have something new　 　　　with all by ourselves every day.

A. deal　　　　　B. dealt 　C. to　deal　　　D. dealing 　

29.(09重庆) Michael’s　new　house　is　like　a　huge　palace, ______with　his　old　one.　 　

A. comparing　　B. compares 　C. to　compare　　D. compared　

28．(09浙江)There is a great deal of evidence _______ that music activities engage different parts of the brain.

　　 A. indicate　　　　　　　 B. indicating　　 　　　　　　　 C. to indicate　　　　　　　　 D. to be indicating

27．(09浙江)_______and short of breath, Andy and Ruby were the first to reach the top of Mount Tai.

　　　 A. the; a 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Tired　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. Tiring　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Being tired

26.(09天津) _____ by the advances in technology, many farmers have set up wind farms on their land.

A. Being encouraged　　　 B. Encouraging 　C. Encouraged 　　　　　D. Having encouraged

25.(09天津) ______ the project in time, the staff were working at weekends.

A. Competing　　 B. Having completed　 C. To have completed　 D. To complete

24.(09四川) ________ many times, he finally understood it. 　

A. Told　　 B. Telling　　 C. Having told　　 D. Having been told 　

23.(09四川) He told us whether _________ a picnic was still under discussion

A. to have　　 B. having　　 C. have　　 D. had