Section A (10 marks)
In this section, there are ten incomplete sentences. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B,C and D. Choosing the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on theanswer sheet with a single line through the centre.
31. ____, Marcia walked up to the podium and deliverer an animated acceptance speech.
A. Excited about winning the award
B. Been excited with winning the award
C. To be excited about winning the award
D. Exciting with winning the award
32. As a scientific document, the book should stand for several years until further____make revision
A. development； impossible B. experiments； optional
C. advances； necessary D. attempts； undesirable
33. When I was a teenager, I____a lot and people couldn't understand what I was saying.
A. complained B. mumbled C. uttered D. gossiped
34. Dry farming is a type of agriculture used in areas____less than 20 inches of rainfall.
A. there are B. where there is C. in which is D. which has
35. Not until 1942____a drying patient's life using penicillin.
A. when John Bumstead and Orvan Hess saved
B. saved John Bumstead and Orvan Hess
C. did John Bumstead and Orvan Hess save
D. that John Bumstead and Orvan Hess
36. Birds that breed on high cliffs have pear-shaped eggs that roll in a tight circle, making them ____less likely to roll off the cliff.
A. somewhere B. sometimes C. something D. somewhat
37. ____, the condor in Peru is threatened by the rapid encroachment of humans.
A. As isolated as its few remaining habitats may be
B. As its few remaining isolated habitats may be
C. May its few remaining habitats be as isolated
D. Its few remaining habitats may be as isolated
38. The shrinking range poses____to Africa's elephants.
