30. My suggestion is that Tom ______ there on time.

A. is　　　 　　　 　B. be 　　 　　 　C. will be 　 　　　　 　D. has been

29. ____________ the rising birth rate and immigration, the declining death rate also resulted in the population growth.

A. In addition to　 　 B. In terms of　　　　 　 C. In consequence of　 　　 D. In spite of

28. He was determined not to be the first ____it.

A. say　　 　　　　　B. saying　 　　 　C. to say　 　　　　D. says

27. We want to know whether the drug has an effect ______ people's health.

A. on　　　　　 　　 　 B. to 　　　 　　 　 C. with　　　 　 　　 D. in

26. 　　　　 　their hats into the air， the fans of the winning team let out loud shouts of victory.　

A. To throw　　 　 B. Thrown　　 　　　 C. Throwing　　　　　 D. Being thrown

25. Mr. Harris apologized ___the children ____ the lady _____ what they had done.

A. for; to; to　　　 　B. to; to; for 　　　 　C. for; to; for 　　　 D. to; for; for

24. When I entered, I found my father ______ on the sofa and ______ in a magazine.

A. sitting; absorbed 　 　B. sit; absorb 　　　C. sitting; absorbing　 　D. sat; absorbed

23. I haven’t seen you since you came back from holiday. ________ a nice time?

　　 A. Do you have　　 B. Did you have　　 C. Have you had　　　 D. Had you had

22. This special school accepts all disabled students, 　_____ educational level and background.

A. according to　　　　 　B. regardless of　　　　 　C. in addition to　　 　　 　D. in terms of

SECTION A (15 points)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. I don’t want ______ like I’m speaking ill of my friend, but he always does not perform what he says.

　　 A. to sound　　　　 B. to be sounded　　　 C. sounding　　　　　 D. to have sounded