38．Interviewers typically ask many of the same standard questions．________, by

understanding which question to expect, you can better prepare your answers．

A．Therefore　　　　 　　　 B．Nevertheless　　　　　　 C．Otherwise　　　　 　　　 D．Moreover

37．More and more scientists have made new discoveries ________ challenge our established

theories of the universe．

　　 A．when　　　　　　　 　　　 B．where　　　　　　　 　　 C．what　　　　　　　 　　　 D．that

36．The police helicopter managed to land on the roof and rescued all the people ________ the

fire burnt up to the top of the building．

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

35．The research work suggested that the virus causing the disease was an old virus,

__________ somewhere for thousands of years．

A．having probably existed　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B．probably existed

C．having been probably existed　　　　　　　　 　　　 D．probably being existed

34．The investment money was withdrawn from the country, leaving some of its cities

________ with abandoned construction．

A．littering　　　　　　 　　 B．to litter　　　　　　 　　　 C．to be littered　　　　　　 D．littered

33．The widening gap between the rich and the poor would become ________．

A．the most explosive the dynasty’s problem

B．the dynasty most explosive problem

C．the dynasty’s most explosive problem

D．the dynasty’s the most explosive problem

32．Though he is in his late sixties, the well-known biologist begins each day ________ a sense

of adventure and a sense of curiosity．

A．with　　　　　　　　　　　 B．in　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C．of　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．at

31．She never regretted paying $ 200 for the bookcase．As a matter of fact she would gladly

have paid ________ for it．

A．as much twice　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．as twice much　

C．much as twice　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．twice as much

30．Please don’t give more money than ________ necessary to your children or you will spoil

them．

A．it is　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．is　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．that　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．what

29．Getting a good job is ________ the battle if you want to have a successful career．

A．maybe half　　　　　　　 B．not much of　　　　　　 C．only part of　　　　　　 D．only half