孟子是继孔子之后的儒学大师，我们经常“孔孟”并称，初中时，我们学习过《〈孟子〉二章》。《得道多助，失道寡助》、《生于忧患，死于安乐》，都是劝说君王施仁政。我们今天学习的《寡人之于国也》也体现了孟子的这一主张，并且文中还阐述了他“仁政”的具体内容。

40. We found people friendly _______ we went.

　 A. to which　　　　　　 B. in which　　　　 C. wherever　　　 D. to where

39. He found he was back______ he had been.

　 A. where　　　　　　　 B. to which　　　　 C. in which　　　 D. wherever

38. Which sentence is wrong?

　 A. Though she has some shortcomings, but she is a nice girl.

　 B. Although she has some shortcomings, she is a nice girl.

　 C. Even if she has some shortcomings, she is a nice girl.

　 D. With all her shortcomings ,she is a nice girl.

37. ________, they lost the baseball match because of their carelessness.

　 A. Believe it or not　　　　　　　　　　　 B. If you believe it or not

　 C. Whether believe or not　　　　　　　　　 D. You believe it or not

36. All living things_______, couldn’t live without air or water.

　 A. whether they are animals or plants

　 B. not matter what they are animals or plants

　 C. even if animals and plants

　 D. not only animals but also plants

35. ________ the dictionary, he could not afford to buy it.

　 A. He liked very much　　　　　　　　　 B. As he liked much

　 C. Much as he liked　　　　　　 　　　　D. Liked as he

34. _______, he knows how to live and study.

　 A. A child as he is　　　　 　　　　　　　B. As he is a child

　 C. Child as he is　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Though he is child

33. ______ difficult the task may be, we will try our best to complete it in time.

　 A. No matter　　　 B. No wonder　　　　 C. Though　　　 D. However

32. _______ you do, try your best.

　 A. Whenever　　　 B. Wherever　　　 　C. Whatever　　　 D. However