31、 There is nothing he could do about this matter, so he ____ as well go about his life as usual.

   A. shall            B. will             C. must          D. might

30、--- Sorry, I overslept. I forgot to set the alarm.

--- Your clock ____ . Perhaps you should buy a new one.

   A. never worked                                  B. never works

   C. had never worked                             D. is never working

29、 --- Class 7 won the match.

--- ____________ they seemed very excited.

   A. No doubt            B. No wonder               C. Above all          D. Of course

28、The doctor suggested he _____ with a serous disease and that he ___ to hospital at once.

A be infected ; be sent                                     B was infected ; be sent

C should be infected ; was sent                        D be infected ; was sent

27、

As a student, you should try to _____ being late for your class.

A. prevent             B. refuse                      C. avoid                D. punish

26、_____ Hebei-based Sanlu Group, the firms whose products are contaminated(polluted) include such dairy(milk) giants as the Yili and Mengniu groups.

A. In addition             B. Except                    C. But                   D. Apart from

25、The girl looked at me with a _______expression. Maybe the problem was quite ______.

      A. puzzled; puzzling                                  B. puzzling; puzzled 

      C. puzzled; puzzled                                   D. puzzling; puzzling

24、More people choose to do the shopping in a department store as it offers a great _______ of goods.

       A. variety                     B. mixture                    C. kind                  D. combination     

23、_________the piano, someone suddenly knocked at the door.

   A. Playing              B. When I was playing                          C. Repairing               D. Examining