40. - You should apologize to her, Barry.

-______, but it’s not going to be easy.

A. I suppose so　　 B. I feel so　　 C. I do so　　　 D .I like to

39. Gun control is　 a subject　______Americans have argued for a long time .

A. of which　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with which　　 　

C.　into which　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. about　which

38. I was still sleeping when the fire______, and then it spread quickly.

A. broke out　　 　　　 B.　put out　　 　　　　 C. run out　　 　 D. came out

37. - How about eight o’clock outside the cinema?

- That ______ me fine.

A. fits　 　　　　　　　　 B. meets　 　　　　　 C. satisfies　 　 D. suits

36. Over the past decades, sea ice　______in the Arctic as a result of global warming.

A. had decreased　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. decreased　　

C. has been decreasing　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. is decreasing

35. Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his______.

A. energy　　 　　　　　 B. strength　 　 C. force　 　　　　　　 D. power

34. -I wonder ______ you’ll water this kind of flower.

-Every other day.

A. how often　　 　　 B. how long　 　　　 C. how soon　 　　　 D. how much

33. She brought with her three friends, none of ______ I had ever met before.

A. them　　　　　　 　　　 B. who　　　　　　　 　 C. whom　　　　　　　D .these

32. - Why does the Lake smell terrible?

-Because large quantities of water______.　

A. has polluted　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B.　have been polluted

C. has been polluted　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. is being polluted