35. Hong Kong's government proposed on Thursday that the retirement age of new civil servants ________by five years to 65.

A. extend　　　　　　　 　　　 B. is extended　　　　 C. are extended　　　 D. be extended

34. _______ number of investigations on major bribery cases _______ high-ranking officials has soared in Guangdong province,

　A. A; involving　　　 B. A; involved　　　　　　　 C. The; involving　 D. The; involved

33. I try to figure to myself what _______ had I fallen into the icy water.

A. happened　　　 　 B. would happen 　　 C. had happen　 　　　 D. would have happened

32. Not once ________ their hope of returning home on that adventurous journey across the unknown seas.

　 A. the sailors have lost　　　 B. the sailors lost 　C. had the sailors lost D. did the sailors lose

31. I wasn't sure if he really liked me or if he ______ friendly to a newcomer of the town.

　 A. was just being 　　 B. will just be　 　　　　 C. had just been 　　 D. would just be

30. One of the possibilities they had to consider when building the bridge was _____ of a strong earthquake.

　 A. ones　　　　 　　　 B. those　　　 　　 C. that　　　　 　　　 D. one

29. — You should have talked to your teacher about this.

　 — I _____ need to — I handled the problem perfectly well on my own.

　 A. wouldn't　　　 　　 B. don't　　　　 　　 C. didn't　　　 　　 D. won't

28. Thanks to a South Korean drama currently on air, Man From the Stars, this new mix-match junk food trend has become popular among young audiences, _____its un­healthy nature.

A. in favor of　　　 　 　　 B.　　 in terms of　　　　 C. in case of　　 　 　　 D.　　 in spite of

27. This is only a solution that can be adopted to solve the problem____, so you have to find a better way.

A. individually　　 　　　 B.　　 definitely 　　　 C. temporarily 　 　 D.　　 continually

26. President Xi addressed on 50 years China — France ties to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ____ of diplomatic relations between China and France.

A. assignment　 　　　　 B. distribution 　　　　 C. establishment　　 D. acquaintance