37．A．seized                 B．destroyed            C．abandoned           D．burnt

36．A．usual            B．wrong                 C．appealing            D．ideal

34. ―Jack, I want to change my job. You know I haven’t achieved anything since I took up teaching.

― Really? There is not a job considered the best one! As we all know, ______!

A. misfortunes tell us what fortune is.

B. all is well that ends well.

C. if a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.

D. every profession produces its own best.

33. _______ 30 minutes_______, we might as well go to the café for a drink.

A. There were; to go       B. It had; left             C. There was; left       D. With; to go

32. So many great events ________that it is bound to be a most special year in Chinese history.

A. 2008 saw                  B. would 2008 see         C. did 2008 see           D. saw 2008

31. It’s not easy for experts to ______ H1N1 flu in humans from regular human seasonal influenza.

A. distinguish                B. separate               C. define                     D. recognize

30. The sweater my sister knitted for me ______ twice the size it should have been. It had to be kept for later use.

A. ended up            B. brought up          C. came up              D. took up

29. ―Has he changed his mind?

―Yes. After some hours of discussion, I ______ to talk him into accepting the new plan.

A. had managed             B. managed                  C. have managed          D. would manage

28. The Hotel Al Arab, ______ the first and only 7-star hotel in the world, was designed in the shape of a sail of 321 meters.

A. having been considered                           B. considering

C. being considered                                     D. considered