The government should protect the old valuable buildings ____ they are not in harmony with the modern ones nearby．
| A．even though | B．as if |
| C．even so | D．now that |
32. Only when he failed ______ the stress he was under.
| A．he realized | B．did he realize | C．realized he | D．he did realize |
31. He told me how he had given me shelter and protection without which I ______of hunger.
| A．would die | B．would have died | C．had died | D．Died |
30. After he had recovered from his injury, he caught a squirrel (松鼠) and raised it as a pet. Soon he ______ home snakes and other creatures from the woods near his school.
| A．was bringing | B．is bringing | C．has brought | D．had brought |
29. Realizing ______ I had been able to accomplish, my fears of failure grew rapidly.
| A．so little | B．such little | C．how little | D．what little |
28. In Australia’s New South Wales, a group of animals are at risk of losing their home with a new logging program soon ______.
| A．starts | B．to start | C．starting | D．Started |