38. Nobody could have guessed, in those days, the place in history that Martin Luther King, Jr ____.

A. was having　　 B. was to have　　　 C. had had　　　 D. Had　　

37. --- When will you be through with your work, Jones?

--- ______ My boss usually finds something for me to do at the last minute.

A. Who knows.　　　　　　 　　 B. Would you help me?

C. I beg your pardon?　　 　　 D. Anything the matter?　　　

36. --- It’s said that there are more than 1 million citizens in the county.

---Exactly. One reason is that people are　 　　　　　　into it in great numbers.

A. breaking　　　　 B. filling　　　　 C. pouring　　　　 D. hurrying　　　　　

35. I did not accept any of the many offerings, because I found 　　　　satisfactory.

A. neither of them　　 B. none of them　　　 C. either of them　　　 D. all of them not　

34. Nearly a month had gone by 　　　　they showed some sign of giving up the price for which they had held out.

A. until　　　　　 B. while　　 　　C. before　　　　 D. so that　　　　

33. In the years 　　　　, the city government will take effective measures to bring the price of the house under control.

A. following　　　 B. followed　　　　 C. follow　　　　　 D. to follow　

32. According to some doctors, one of the ways to prevent us from growing old is to make sure

that our brains get enough___.

A. performance　 　　B. exercise 　　　C. experience　　 D. sport　　

31. We are 　　　　faced with the necessity to recognize that having more people implies a lower standard of living.

A. readily　　　　 B. smoothly　　　　 C. unavoidably　　　　　 D. deliberately　

30. Although many people view conflict as bad, conflict is sometimes useful _______ it forces people to test the relative merits of their attitudes and behaviors.

A. by which　　　 B. to which　　 C. in that　　　 D. so that

29. - I phoned you at 7 yesterday evening but nobody answered.

　 - Oh, I ________ my dog in the park then.

A. walked　　　　　　　　　　 B. was walking　　　　　　 C. had walked　　　　 D. would walk