从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. —Have you moved into your new office?

—Not yet. It ________now.

A. is being painted B. is painting C. is painted D. has been painted

22. They _______ him to prepare for the coming examination, but he spent all day playing computer games.

A. persuaded B. made C. suggested D. urged

23. In an attempt to save money, some house wives like to go from shop to shop to search for real __________.

A. comments B. bargains C. traditions D. champions

24. There will be a party to be held in the restaurant _________ our new foreign English teacher, Patty.

A. in place of B. in memory of C. in honour of D. in control of

25. He ________ to escape from the prison, but he could find nobody to help him.

A. attempted B. managed C. advised D. promised

26.I will never forget the place and the time_________ I spent with my Canadian friends in the countryside.

A. that B. where C. when D. in which

27. The expert questioned _______ little research had been done on such an important task.

A. what B. that C. why D. where

28. The ________ corporation used ________ packaging to attract the attention of the consumers.

A. food-making; eye-catching B. food-made; eye-caught

C. food-making; eye-caught D. food-made; eye-catching

29. The boss discussed with his colleagues the plan that they would like to see ________ out the next year.

A. carrying B. carried C. to carry D. carry

30. —We have been told that it will be fine at weekends.

—_____, we’ll be having a fantastic picnic then.

A. Regretfully B. Surprisedly C. Doubtfully D. Hopefully

31. —This cake is too sweet. ______ he have added too much sugar to it?

—Yes, he _______.

A. Must; can B. Can; must have C. May; can have D. Can; must

32. Loulan, an ancient city in China, is generally believed _________ up gradually by sandstorms.

A. covering B. to be covered

C. to have been covered D. having been covered