38．Compasses are not often used in our maths class．However, _______ is often used．

　　　 A．a compass　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．a pair of compass　

　　　 C．a pair of compasses　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．compass．

37．_______I studied harder, I could have passed examination．

　　　 A．Had　　　 　　　　 B．Were　　　　 　　 C．Should　　　　 D．Did

36．-----Would you like to watch TV or surf the Internet after supper?

　 ------__________．

　　　 A．I don’t know 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Well, I’d like to　

　　　 C．Neither of them　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Well, I’d prefer watching TV

35．When tomatoes were brought to Europe from America, people who bought them thought they ______red apples．

　　　 A．had bought　　　 B．bought　　　　 C．were buying 　　　 D．would buy

34．What ______surprised them was that the village was _________of　 mud　 houses．

A．most; mostly　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．mostly; almost　 　　　　　　　　　　　　

C．almost; mostly　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．mostly; most

33．-----The experiment was not successful．

　 -----I suggest you _____again．

　　 A．try　　　　　　 B．tried　　　　　 C．will try　 　　　　　　 D．would try

32．All the doctors in the hospital insisted that he _____badly wounded and that he ______at once．

　 　 A．should be; be operated on　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．were; must be operated on

　 　 C．was; should be operated　　　　　 　　　 D．was; be operated on

31．________the people have become masters of their country __________science can really serve the people．

　 　 A．It is only then; that　　　　　　 　　　　 B．It was that; when

　 　 C．It is only when; that　　　　　 　　　　　 D．It was when; then

30．Oil prices have risen by 32 percent since the start of the year, __________ a record US $ 57．65 a barrel on April 4．

　 　 A．have reached　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．reaching　　 　　

　　　 C．to reach　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．to be reaching

29．Great changes have taken place ; our village isn’t _______it was twenty years ago, ______ a lot of villagers starved．

　 　 A．what; when　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．that; when　　 　

　　　 C．what; which　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．which; when