38.　 The birds flew ______ the south in spring every year.

A. toward the direction of　　　　　 B. to the direction of

C. in the direction of　　　　　　　 D. under the direction of

37.　 So well ______ the job ______ the teacher praised her.

A. she did; that　 B. did she do; that　 C. had she done; which　 D. did she do; which

36.　 Thirty guests ______ at the grand ceremony last night.

A. presents　　 B. were present　　 C. presented　　 D. are present

35.　 Betty came in ______ a song, ______by her little cat.

A. sings; followed　　　　　　　　 B. singing; followed　

C. was following; following　　　　 D. sang; following

34.　 The whole book ______ 12 chapters, ______ the last one.

A. contains; including　　　　　　　　　 B. have; containing　

C. includes; containing　　　　　　　　　 D. have; including

33.　 I have bought such a watch ______ was advertised on TV.

A. that　　　 B. which　　　 C. as　　　 D. it

32.　 I don’t like the way ______ you laugh at her.

A. in that　　　 B. /　　　 C. when　　　 D. which

31.　 Americans do much business ______lunch, but people here are different. They prefer to tell stories.

A. over　　　 B. in　　　 C. within　　　 D. without

30.　 There was a big fire yesterday. But everyone ______ escape from the burning building.

A. could　　　 B. were able to　　　 C. abled to　　　 D. was able to

29.　 The had a pleasant chat ______ a cup of coffee.

A. for　　 B. with　　 C. during　　 D. over