31. According to the statistics, young drivers are more ____ to have accidents than older drivers.

　 A. possible　 　　　　　　 B. perhaps　 　　　　　　　　 C. probable　 　　　　 D. likely

30. —I had been working till 4:00 a.m. to prepare a report for my boss.

　 —____ you look very tired.

　 A. No doubt　 　　　　　 B. No hurry　 　　　　　　　 C. No wonder　 　　　　　　 D. No need

29. —How do you feel about our manager—Mr. Yang?

　 —He is very easy­going. I feel ____ when I stay with him.

　 A. at a distance　 　　　　　　 B. at ease　 　　 　C. at a loss　 　　　 　D. at heart

28. —Is it OK that I sit here?

　　　 —Come a little ____ to me. I have something important to tell you.

　　 A. closer　 　　　　　　　 B. more closely　 　　　　 C. close　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Closely

27. Most senior high school students are working hard day and night to pass the college entrance 　　examination, gaining ____ to a university.

　 A. application　 　　　　 　B. connection　 　　　　　　　 C. admission　 　　　　　　 D. agreement

26. ____ difficult the work may be, we must go all out to finish it ahead of time.

　 A. Whatever　　 　B. However　　　 C. How　　　 D. What

25. What worried the child most was ____ to visit his mother in the hospital.

　 A. his not allowing 　　　　　　　B. his not being allowed

　 C. his being not allowed 　　　　　D. having not been allowed

24. The baby cried again. The young mother felt very ____ and her husband wore ____ expression 　　　　　　　　on his face, too.

　 A. confused; confused 　　　　　　B. confusing; confused　

　 C. confusing; confusing　　　　　 D. confused; confusing

23. There is ____ Mr. Smith at the door who wants to speak to you.

　 A. a some　　　　 B. certain　　　　 C. some a　　　　　 D. a certain

22. To make sure that he was at home, I called him up ____ .

　 A. by chance　　 B. in general　　　 C. in particular　　　 D in advance