31、______ and happy, Tony stood up and accepted the prize.

A．Surprising          B．Surprised            C．Being surprised        D．To be surprising

30、I don’t want you simply to promise me _____ that you’ll be good.

A．in a word       B．in word         C．in the word        D．in so many words

29、One of the consequences of our planet’s being warming up is a(n)____ in the number of natural disasters.

A．increase        B．result     C．account       D．reason    

28、Now a lot of new technology can ____ problems in industry.

A．be applied to solving                                B．be applied to solve

C．apply to solve                            D．apply to solving

27、----Mum, what did your doctor say?

----- He advised me to live _____ the air is fresher.

A．in where    B．in which    C．the place where    D．where    

26、He isn’t content with his wealth, for he thinks many people are much ____ than he is.

A．badly off       B．well off      C．better off       D．worse off

25、He abused at a tourist; ____, he refused to apologize.

A．making things bad                                    B．making things worse 

C．to make things bad                          D．to make things worse

24、Life is tough in the city. In order to lose their ____, some people drink alcohol.

A．temper          B．pressures      C．consciousness             D．mood