38. Teaching _____ child to cook will improve many of the skills that he or she will need in _____ life.　　

　 A. X, the　　　 B. a, X　　　 　C. a, the　 　　　D. the, a

37. Judging from _____ expression on his face, he must have ______ news of great importance to tell us.

　 A. the, a　　　 B. X, X　　　 　C. the, the　　　 D. the, X

36. We stood at the foot of the mountain _____ east of the city, watching ______ burning sun rising.

　 A. X, a　　　　 B. the, a　　 　　C. the, the　　　 D. X, the

35. The office building is under ______, and it is expected to be completed next May.

　 A. building　　 B. way　　　　 C. control　　 D. construction

34. ---Does she have much ______ in teaching physics?

　 ---No, I don’t think so. She has just taught it for a year or two.

　 A. knowledge　 B. experience　 C. skills　　 D. fun

33. I’m sorry to tell you that your daughter got a ______ C in the composition contest.

　 A. grade　　 B. degree　　　 C. mark　　　 D. level

32. After weeks my brother soon found that army life was not to his ______.

　 A. like　　　 B. favor　　　 C. taste　　　 D. quality

31. The news that his sick fellow student was getting better brought great _____ to him.

　 A. courage　 B. friendship　 C. delights　 D. comfort

30. It is clear that very little ______ was made of the waste water in the past.

　 A. cost　　 B. use　　　 C. value　　　 D. benefit

29. Telling Bob he no longer had a position in the company was an unpleasant ______ for the manager.

　 A. work　　 B. duty　　　 C. task　　　　 D. way