39. Dress well for a job interview because first impressions really do _______.

　 A. count　 　B. correspond　　 　C. convince 　　D. important

38. The driver managed not to hit the child who ran in front of his car, but only _____ injuring himself.

A. in hopes of　　 B. as a consequence of　　 C. at the mercy of　 D. at the cost of

37. Tom and I seldom get together, but we ______ with each other frequently.

　 A. write　　　 B. correspond　　　 C. respond　　　　 D. count

36. Short sight can be ______ by the use of suitable glasses.

　 A. improved　　 B. fixed　　　 C. reduced　　 D. corrected

35. Wang Zhizhi's return has ________basketball fans of a far better result in the coming title contest.

　 A. convinced　 　　B. expected　 　　C. accused　　 　　D. believed

34. Let’s hold a cocktail party and have a good _______ tonight.

　 A. communication　　 B. conference　　 C. conservation　　 D. conversation　

33. Our new house is very _______ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.

A. available　　 　B. suitable　　 　C. convenient　　 　D. comfortable

32. I am _______ by what you said just now. Can you explain it a little bit?

　 A. confused　　　 B. surprised　 C. mistaken　　　 D. corrected　

31. The ________ of the Egyptian Pyramids is considered as a miracle (奇迹).

A. construction　 B. constitution　　 C. instruction　　 D. contribution　

30. Eating too much fat can ______ heart diseases, _______ high blood pressure.

A. attend to; to cause　　 　　　　　B. devote to; having caused

C. contribute to; causing 　　　　　　D. dedicate to; cause