38. - Sunny day, isn’t it?　　　　

- Let’s hope the sunny weather ______ for Saturday’s tennis match.

A. carries on　　　　　　 B. breaks up　　　　　　　　 C. keeps up　　　　　 　　　 D. gets on

37. Although he was disabled, he tried to lead　　　　　 as possible.　

A. as normal a life　　 B. so normal a life　　　　 C. as a normal life　　　　 D. so a normal life

36. Research 　　　　that men find it easier to give up smoking than women.　　

　 A. points　　 　　　　　 B. says　　　 　　　　　　 C. indicates　 　　　　　　 D. means

35. A government official was murdered last Friday and the police are collecting information that is 　　　　to the case.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. similar　　　 　　 B. devoted　　　　　 C. relevant　　　　 　　　 D. addicted

34. - It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help.　

- That’s right. __________.

A. Many hands make light work　　　　　　 　　　 B. Something is better than nothing

C. The more the merrier　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. The sooner begun, the sooner done

33. Try to spend your time just on the things you find _________.　

　 A. worth doing them　　　 B. worth being done　　　 C. them worth doing　 　　　 D. worth doing

32. When I came in, I saw her _____ in the sofa ______ in thought.　 　

　 A. sat, deep　　 　　 B. sitting, deeply　　 　　　 C. seated, deep 　　　　　　 D. seating, deeply

31. -You may find the key to the maths problem on page 107.

　 -Ah, it’s so simple. I wonder why I 　　　　　of that.　　

A. hadn’t thought　 B. haven’t thought 　　　 C. didn’t think 　　　　　　 D. wasn’t thinking

30. - John, how did your English exam go?

- I thought I _____, but in fact I came in the top 10% in the class.　

A. should have failed 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. couldn’t have failed

C. might have failed 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. mustn’t have failed

29. In many countries in the world, breakfast is a snack ______ a meal, but the traditional English breakfast is a full meal.　　

　 　A. rather than　 　　　 B. more than　 　　　　　　　 C. other than　 　　　　　　　 D. less than