38. It is said that his carelessness ___ the big fire which destroyed the house completely.

A. led to　 B. developed into　 C. resulted from　 D. affected

37. It’s the second time that I ____ in Shanghai. It’s 10 years since I ____ it last time.

A. have been; left　　　　　　　　 B. had been; left

C. have been; had left　　　　　　 D. went; had left

36. -----He failed in the driving test for the third time.

----Bad luck. He ____ a lot.

A. can’t practice　　　　　　　 B. mustn’t have practiced

C. need to practice　　　　　　 D. should have practiced

35. In our country, farmers ___ nearly 80% of the population, many of whom are still living a hard life.

A. are made up of　 B. take up　 C. make up　　 D. pick up

34. World champions owe their success to many people, ____ their coaches, who have devoted all their life to ____ them.

A. in particular; train　　　　　　　 B. especially; train

C. specially; training　　　　　　　 D. especially; training

33. I never thought of it before, ____ all that cleaners had done for us for granted. From now on, I’ll _____ their hard work.

A. taking; respect　　　　 B. making; appreciate　 C. took; thank　　　　　　 D. took; grateful

32. ----I’d like a table for four.

----Sorry, sir, but we don’t have any table ____ for the moment.

A. useful　　 B. available　 C. suitable　 D. comfortable

31. The secretary suggested ____ the plan, but the expression on the manager’s face suggested he ____ accept his idea.

A. giving up; wouldn’t　　　　 B. give up; should not

C. gave up; couldn’t　　　　　 D. should give up; couldn’t

30. Chinese parents ____ their children and do almost everything for them, which is harmful to their development in character.

A. make a fuss of　　　　　　 B. make a difference

C. play a trick on　　　　　　 D. make fun of

29. Mr. Brown felt ____at the thought that he might be charged with the ____ murder of his wife.

A. terrifying; attempting　　　 B. terrified, attempted

C. terrifying; attempted　　　　 D. terrified; attempting