39. Men , women and children are ______ , while all birds and animals are _______ .

A. humans being ; living beings　　 B. human being ; living being

C. human beings ; living beings　　 D. human beings ; living being

38. We believe in the old saying that _______ will conquer nature .

　 A. man　 B. person　　 C. people　 D. gentleman

37. Although he had the ________ of birth , he was honored for his _______ .

　 A. humbleness ; humility　 B. humility ; humbleness

　 C. humble ; humbleness　　 D. humility ; humble

36. I read a famous play the Merchant of Venice ,　 which was _______ in Italy .

　 A. happened　　 B. set　　 C. take place　　 D. founded

35. The employee ________ to impress the company with his cleverness and promptness .

　 A. set about　　 B. set out　 C. set off　 D. set up

34. The forest guards often find campfires that have not been ______ completely .

A. turned down　 B. put out　　 C. put away　　 D. turned over

33. It is wise to have some money ______ for old age .

A. put away　　 B. kept up　　 C.　　 given away　　 D. laid out

32. They have　 _______ a plan for reducing　 the budget deficit , which is quite practical .

A. put off　　 B. put away　　 C. put down　　　 D. put forward

31. Her joke went too far . It was more than I could _______ .

　 A. put on　　 B. put up with　 C. put out　　 D. put aside

30. I agree with most of what you said , but I don’t agree with _______ .

　 A. everything　　 B. anything　　 C. something　　 D. nothing