23. -- Anything special in today’s papers?
-- Yes. “Confidence is more important than gold” by Premier Wen    as a headline in many of today’s newspapers.

22. Nobody wants to________ especially in public.

12. -- Did Alan enjoy seeing his old friends yesterday?
-- Yes, he did. He ________ his old friends for a long time.

34. The lake used to be polluted, but now something_____ to make it clear again.

34. Evelyn is supposed to attend church soon, but nobody is sure whether she_________or not.

28. No decision       about any future plan until we have done a thorough research of the teachers’ preference.

22. —Mr. Smith _____ in Russia for 10 years.
—No wonder he can speak Russian fluently and now teaches Russian in a Chinese college.
had stayed                    B. has stayed              C. stayed                  D. stays

28．It is three months since father_____, I____ in France now had it not been for his illness.

22.   –Are you still very busy?      --Yes, I _____ the report for the manager and it won’t take long.

35..It's the second time you_________late this week.
36.