to take part in the international speech competition, you must make preparations for it ahead of time.
| A．Determining |
| B．Determined |
| C．To determine |
| D．Being determined |
34. —How do you find the new job?
—It’s hard to find ______ work so that I hardly care what it is ______ I can make a living.
| A．satisfied; as long as | B．satisfied; as far as |
| C．satisfying; as long as | D．satisfying; as far as |
32. —Mom, I can’t see any point in working hard at all the subjects at school.
— Come on, dear. Years of hard work will surely ____ in the future of your career.
| A．make sure | B．pay off | C．bring back | D．pay back |
31．I prefer a house in small coast village to________ in such a large city________ Sydney．
| A．that; as | B．one; as | C．one; like | D．that; like |
30. Having introduced the advanced scientific methods, the factory turned out ______ in 2006 as a year before.
| A．as many as four times machines | B．four times machines as many |
| C．four times as many machines as | D．four times as many machines |
29. ________that the government can lead them out of the financial crisis, people are optimistic about the future of the country.
| A．Convincing | B．Convinced | C．To convince | D．Having convinced |