35. _______ well prepared a gymnast is, he still needs a lot of luck in performing.

A. Whatever　　　　　　　　　　 B. Although　　　　　　　　　 C. No matter 　　　　 D. However

34. _______ Typhoon Morakot struck Taiwan led to water and electricity shortage on the island.

　A. Which 　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. That 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. What 　　　　　　　 D. As

33. Newly-developed materials for spaceships can _______ extreme weather conditions.

A. hold　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. support　　　　　　　　　　 C. stand　　　　　　　　 D. compete

32. Unemployment in USA is likely to remain high in 2010, and _______ for the next few years.

A. possibly　 　　　　　　　 　　　 B. necessarily　　　　　　　　 C. gradually　　　　　 D. normally

31. -Tom, you get dead drunk again!

　 -_______? It’s none of your business.

A. So what　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. How come　　　　 　　 C. Why not　　　　　　 D. What for

30. It can’t be a(n) _______ that four jewelry stores were robbed in one night.

A. accident 　　　　　　　　　　 B. incident　 　　　　　　　　 C. chance 　　　　　　 D. coincidence

29. -Ready to give up guessing, Sandy?

　 -No, no. Hold on! I think I _______ at the answer now.

　 A. arrive　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. have arrived　 　　　　 C. arrived　　 　　　　　　　 D. am arriving

28. Everyone in the village hoped that he would _______ after a few days’ treatment.

A. pick up 　　　　　　　 　　　 B. come up 　　　　　　　　 C. keep up 　　　　　 D. make up