39. Take it easy. Minor cuts like this _______ easily.

　 A. is healed　　　 　 B. heals　　　　 　　　　 C. heal　　　　　　　 D. will be healed

38. An arrow went past his car, _________ missing his head.

A. sarcastically　　 B. narrowly　　　 　　　　 C. genuinely　　　　 　　 D. confidently

37. It took another three years _______there was regular public broadcasting in the USA.

A. since　　　　　 　 B. after　　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　 　　　 D. until

36. She found to her_______ that her husband had at last _______to medication.

A. relief; responded　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. comfort; replied　

C. delight; reacted　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. excitement; contributed

35. The great ship wouldn’t have sunk on the first voyage, but five of its sixteen watertight compartments _______ flooded.

　 A. had　　　　　 　　 B. had been　　 　　　　 C. was　　　　　 　　　 D. were

34. I’d love to express our thanks to you ______ my family.

　 A. apart from　　 　　 B. on behalf of　　 　　　　　　　 C. at the expense of　　 D. in addition to

33. ______ a huge iceberg ahead of the ship, the lookout ________ a cry of terror.

　 A. To spot; put out　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. Having spotted; gave out　

　 C. Spotting; let out　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. spotting; break out

32. All the applicants were_______ to fill in the forms with_______.

A. demanded; caution　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. suggested; care　

C. hoped; caution　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. expected; care

31. It’s essential that you ______ to him for the rude remarks you’ve ____on his appearance.

A. apologize; made　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. should apologize; put　　　

C. apologized, based　　　　　　　　　　 　 D .must apologize; had

30. Should the car ________ halfway, call this number for help.

　 A. breaks down　　　 　　 B. break up　　　　 　　 C. break down　　　 　　　　 D. breaks up