31．Urban crowdedness would be greatly relieved if fares ________ on public transport were more reasonable．

　　　 A．offered　　　　　　　　 B．charged 　　　　　　 C．paid 　　　　　　　　　 D．spent

30．Every time Ashtita tries to break a record, he reaches a point ______ he feels he cannot physically do any more．

　　　 A．where 　　　　　　　 B．that 　　　　　　　　　 C．when 　　　　　　　　 D．which

29．The boy talked his mother ________ buying him a home computer．

　　　 A．of　　　 　　　　　　 B．over　　　 　　　　 C．to　　　　 　　　　 D．into

28．Remember to ________ a good state of mind even if you should fail plenty of times．

　　　 A．take up　　　 　 B．brush up 　　　　 C．get up　　　　 　 D．keep up

27．What really ________ is not failure itself, but the attitude we have towards it．

　　　 A．matters　　　　　　　 B．applies　　　　　　　　 C．stresses　　　　　　　 D．functions

26．---Don’t you feel cold, Tim? You wear such a jacket in a day at -5℃．

　　　 ---___________．I’m boiling．

　　　 A．No worry　　　　　　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Take it easy

　　　 C．Not in the least　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．That’s OK

25．Never before ______ to ______ what his parents expect of him more than it is today ．

　　　 A．he has failed; live up to　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．he failed not; come up with

　　　 C．has he failed; live up to　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．did he failed; come up with

24．_____ on May Day, the Shanghai Expo has attracted tens of thousands of visitors around the world every day．

　　　 A．Having opened　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Opened　　 　　

　　　 C．Opening　　 　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．To open

23．The middle-aged man said he would accept the job, so we have asked him to ________ his acceptance in writing．

　　　 A．confirm　　　　　　　 B．convey　　　　　　　　 C．convince　　　　　　 D．consider

22．We needed a new cupboard for the kitchen．So Peter made _____ from some wood we had．

　 　 A．it　　 　　 　　　　　 B．one　　 　 　　　　　　 C．himself　　　　 　 D．another