39. -----Why did you come here on foot? It’s so far.

-----Look, that’s my bike ___ 　I travelled just now.

A. by which　　　　 B. with which　　　　　 C. on which　　　　　　 D. by that

38. -----I’m sure Kate will win the first prize.

-----I think so. She ___ for it for months.

A. is preparing　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was preparing

C. had been preparing　　　　　　　　　 D. has been preparing

37. Last year the number of deaths increased by 5%　 __ 　the year before last.

A. comparing to　　 B. to compare to　　　 C. comparing with　　 D. compared to

36. He likes sleeping with the window 　__　 .

A. open　　　　　 B. opened　　　　 　　C. is opened　　　　　 D. is open

35. We _____ 　him to give up smoking , but he didn’t agree.

A. persuaded　　　 B. advised　　　　　　 C. suggested　　　　 D. let

34. The government decided to 　__ 　the new hospital at the foot of the hill.

A. lie　　　　　　　 B. locate　　　　　　　 C. set　　　　　　　 D. stand

33. They will fly to Washington, 　__ 　they plan to stay for two or three days.

A. where　　　　　　 B. there　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　 D. when

32. -----What do you think of the play?

-----Terrible! I’ve never seen 　__ one.

A. a worse　　　　　 B. a bad　　　　　　 C. a better　　　　　 D. the worst

31. All the villagers got into the forest 　__　 　the missing boy.

A. search for　　　　　 B. search　　　　　　 C. in search of　　　 D. searching

30. Mary didn’t want ____ of the two kinds and asked the shop assistant to show her _____.

A. both, the other　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. all, the others

C. either, another　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. neither, another