38. The first time I saw the lovely little girl, I held her in my arms tenderly and asked ______.

　　　 A. how old she was and whether was she here on vacation

　　　 B. what was her name and where was she from

　　　 C. how old was she and whether she was here on vacation

　　　 D. what her name was and where she was from

37. Some foreign scientists predict that it may be at most ten years _________ it is possible for Chinese astronauts to walk on the moon.

　 A. before　　　　　　　　 B. since　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　 D. after

36. ________ your homework by yourself is one of the effective ways to improve your grades.

A. Finish　　　　　　　 B. Finishing　　　　　　　　　 C. Having finished　 D. To have finished

35. Schools across China are expected to hire 50,000 college graduates this year as short-term teachers, almost three times the number hired last year, __________ reduce unemployment pressures.

　　　 A. help　　　　　　　　　 B. to have helped　　　　　 C. to help　　　　　　　　　　 D. having helped

34. The Ministry of Health issued a notice in September that the fees for tests and treatment in A(H1N1) flu cases ________ by medical insurance.　

A. cover　　　　　 　　　 B. are covered　　　　 　　　 C. will cover　 　　　 D. has been covered

33.　 All of a sudden, a tough guy took the old lady’s purse by force, ______ in the crowd.

　　　 A. disappeared　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. disappearing　　 　　　

　　　 C. to disappear　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. having disappeared

32.　 __________ golf was first played in Scotland in the 15^th century is generally agreed.

　　　 A. Whether　　　　　　 B. Why　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. That　　　　　　　　 D. What

31. The manager called upon his employees to improve their service. As a result, the supermarket attracted ________ customers in 2009 as the year before.

　　 A. as twice many　 B. as many twice　　　　　 C. twice as many　 D. twice as many as

30. There are more than 2,400 e-bike manufacturers in China, ________ sell 20 million e-bikes in the domestic market a year, according to a report by Beijing Evening News.　　　

A. that　　　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. they　　　　　　　　　 D. which

29.　 A diet __________ plant life can help with the prevention of heart disease, and even cancer.

　　　 A. basing on　　　　　 B. to be based on　　 　　　 C. based on　　　　　 D. to base on