34. By no means _____ of our students to drop out of school.

28. A heavy snow promises a good harvest, _____ is often the case.

34. -----Look! How long _________ like this?  
-----Three weeks! It’s usual here that rain ________ without stopping these days of the year.

28．Finding her car stolen,__________.

二. 单项选择：（15分）
21. _____ to become a film star.

13. The struggle against the bird flu and the suffering _________ brought about have become a big concern across the world.

12. —It is reported in the local newspaper that the murderer was caught in a small town.
—__________.

35. The manager came over and asked the customer how ___________.

40．I don’t remember how many years ago_________people began to grow pine apples here.

38．During World War II, he took many photos, ______some captured the emotions of both the soldiers and the civilians in war-torn Europe.