39. ---It is hard to ________________ such an unpopular policy.

　 ---I can’t agree more. Not many people will be _____________ it.

A. put up with; support　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. push ahead with; in favor of

C. end up with; in favor of　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. come up with; support

38. Which of the following sentences doesn’t share the similar meaning to the rest?

A. He is desperate for a holiday to have a rest.　　　

B. He can’t wait for a holiday to have a rest.

C. He is eager for a holiday to have a rest.　　

D. He is waiting for a holiday to have a rest.

37. --- I hate cities. The roads are dirty and they are always crowded.

---Do you know the world’s population has grown to __________________?

A. more than six times what it was in 1800　　

B. six times more as what it was in 1800

C. more than six times large as it was in 1800　　　

D. more than six times as large as in 1800

36. __________ the number of cigarettes you smoke every day will be _________ to your health.

A. Cut back on; benefit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Cutting back on; beneficial

C. To cut back on; benefit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Cut back on; of benefit

35. To his ___________, the journalist raised some ___________ questions about his private affairs; as a result, he was too ____________ to answer them.

A. embarrassment; embarrassed; embarrassed

B. embarrassing; embarrassed; embarrassing

C. embarrassment; embarrassing; embarrassing　　　

D. embarrassment; embarrassing; embarrassed

34. We still have ______________ to become a country __________ modern technical equipment and computers ____________ environmental research.

A. a long way to go; stocked with; concerning　　　 B. a long way to go; stocking with; concerned

C. a long way to go; stocked with; concerned D. a long road to go; stocked with; concerning

33. Which of the following sentences is wrong?

A. I was so upset that I felt like crying.

B. I can’t stand seeing our team lose. Football is very important to me, but so our friendship is.

C. I cannot help wondering if he wants Peter to be his best friend instead of me.

D. Cheating such an old man was a mean thing to do.

32. He admitted ____________ his best friend, Jack , __________ to make up for that.

A. betraying, determining　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. betraying, determined

C. to betray, determining　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to betray, determined

31. I am getting tired of your beating around the bush. Let’s ____________ business straight away. In other words, what are you trying to ____________ to me?

A. get back; get through　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. get over; get away

C. get off; get through　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. get down to; get across

30. Not being a narrow-minded person, she always _______ somebody for his mistake rather than ________ him for that.

A. forgives; blame　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. points out; correct　　

C. helps; harm　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. blames; forgive