______he came to this small town, he began to like it.
| A．For the first time | B．By the first time |
| C．At the first time | D．The first time |
33. Today, when I think of my friend, I remember the way her face _____ when she saw the picture of a dramatic landscape.
| A．cheered up | B．shone up | C．stood up | D．lit up |
32. A series of stimulus policies and supportive measures taken by the government _____ to promote change in the economic environment in this area.
| A．is expected | B．are expected | C．is expecting | D．are expecting |
31. My uncle promised to buy a nice gift for my birthday, _______ beyond my imagination.
| A．which | B．that | C．something | D．the one |
30．As he has been in a terrible state of mind these days, on no account ________ achieve success in the coming English speech competition.
| A．has he | B．he has | C．will he | D．he will |
29. To greatly raise people’s living conditions, _______.
| A．all kinds of measures have taken |
| B．they have taken all kinds of measures |
| C．it is said that they have taken all kinds of measures |
| D．I think they have taken all kinds of measures |