38.He has no interests, _________ his work..

　　 A. apart from　　 B. beside　　　 C. besides　　 D. accept

37. At the reception I could not avoid the reporter’s __________question.

　　 A. outgoing　 B. accurate　　 C. pointed　　 D. medium.

36. __________full preparations, we decided to put off the meeting till next week.

　　 A. We did not make　 B. Not having made　　 C. Having not made　 D. We had not made

35.---Will $500 __________the cost of the trip?

　 ----I’m afraid not. I need at least $900 .

　　 A. resemble　　 B. include　　 C. cover　　 D. afford

34. The twins look alike, but they __________in temperament and character.

　 　A. different　　 B. differ　　 C. distinguish　　 D. transform

33. A sheep __________on this kind of special grass usually grows much faster than _____________on ordinary.

　 　A. feeds; the one　 B .feeding; one　　 C. feeding; it　　 D. fed; that

32. The headteacher　 _________all the students to announce the time and place for the picnic

　 　A. rounded up　 B. drove away　 C. gathered up　　 D.picked up

31.---Do you ________the company after your father’s death?

　 ---No. The company is _________my eldest brother .

　 　A. have possession of; in possession of　 B. take possession of; in possession of

　 　C. in possession of; in the possession of　 D. have possession of; in the possession of

30. I’d like to do something for you __________everything you’ve done for me.

　 A. in return for　 B. in exchange　　 C. in turn　　 D. in terms of

29. They closed the road in a(n) _______to reduce traffic in the city.

　 　A. response　　 B. meaning　　 C. intention　　 D. attempt