39. A. temperature　　 B. season 　　　　　 C. place　 　　　　　 D. condition

38. A. punished　　　 B. blamed　 　　　　 C. caught　　 　　　 　　D. killed

37. A. business 　　　　　 B. responsibility　 C. excuse　　　　　 D. fault

36. A. Therefore　　 　 B. Besides 　　　　　　 　C. However　 　　　 　　D. Then

34. According to statistics, a man is more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer _________ a woman.

A. than　　　　　　 B. such　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　　 D. as

33. --- Bill, can I get you anything to drink?

---　　　　 .

A. You are welcome　　　　　　　　　　 B. No problem

C. I wouldn't mind a coffee　　　　　　　 D. Doesn’t matter

32. She is very dear to us. We have been prepared to do 　　　　it takes to save her life.

A. whichever 　　　 　　　B. however 　　　 　　　C. whatever 　　　　D. whoever

31. His efforts to raise money for his program were 　　　　because no one showed any intention to take a cent out of their pockets.

A. in place　　　　 B. in sight　　　　　 C. in effect　　　　　 D. in vain

30. New technology was used in teaching. As a result, not only　　　 , but students became more interested in the lessons.

A. saved was teachers’ energy　 　　　　　　　　 B. was teachers’ energy saved

C. teachers’ energy was saved　 　　　　　　　　　 D. was saved teachers’ energy