to playing computer games, he is always absent from school．
| A．Lost | B．Addicted | C．Buried | D．Absorbed |
―Karen, can I talk to you for a minute?
―Sure, ________?
| A．how come | B．what’s up | C．how’s that | D．what for |
35. He lost his job three months ago; ______, he was seriously injured in an accident last week.
| A．in the first place | B．to make matters worse |
| C．on the contrary | D．in other words |
34. -----Look! How long _________ like this?
-----Three weeks! It’s usual here that rain ________ without stopping these days of the year.
| A．has it rained, poured | B．has it been raining, pours |
| C．is it raining, is pouring | D．does it rain, has poured |
33. A series of programs and the development of local and nationwide health care networks are signs___ the government is serious about health care.
| A．that | B．which | C．whether | D．What |
32. Difficulties and hardships have ______ the best character of the young geologist.
| A．brought in | B．brought up | C．brought out | D．brought about |