38. A. activity　　　 B. organization　　 C. area　　　　　 D. avenue

37. A. refreshed　　 B. discovered　　 C. threatened　　 D. witnessed

36. A. huge　　　 　　B. poisonous　　　 C. delicate　　　 D. cautions

35. Separatist “East Turkestan” terrorists both at home and abroad _____attacks against civilians since the July 5 riot that left 197 dead and more than 1600 injured in Urumqi ,capital of Xinjiang.

A. had been plotting　　　　　 B. are plotting

C. have been plotting　　　　　 D. Had plotted

SECTION B (18 points)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

It is estimated that about 10 million people go into coastal waters every year to get a closer look at whales.

When the eco-tourists try to have a look at the　 36　 mammals rising above the water line, killer whales lives are greatly 　37　 , though they are the top of the food chain in the sea.

　“We now have more whale-watch boats than there are whales,” said Kelley BalcombBartok of an　 38　 in Washington State which works with scientists to protect whales.

　 All this activity is causing people to show more 　39　 　about the whales health and survival. Some scientists say noise from all the boat traffic may 　40　 　a whale’s sonar(声纳，声波) ability as much as 95 percent .The whales need sonar to find food.

There new studies 　41　 this month suggest the interference caused by the tourists is 　42　 the whales, whose population in the Puget Sound region has　 43　 from 98 to 80 in less than a decade. Scientists say all the traffic also forces the whales to move around morn, wasting energy needed for 　44　 food.

　“I would say that at times when there are a lot of boats and there is a lot of noise, they are easily 　45 　,” said Tom McMillen, captain of the whale-watching boat Stellar Sea, which takes out three groups a day.

　Scientists say there is less food in the sea for the whales to eat. 　46　 , the population in the sea is more serious. Obviously the 　47　 from the boats make the life of the whales even worse.

34. Much to his surprise，he invited only twenty friends to the dinner, but　　　 　　

　　　　　 came．

　 A. twice as many　　　　　　　　　　 B. as many as twice　

　 C. twice as many　 as　　　　　　　　 D. twice more than

33. Especially during their vacations, many young people, mainly college students, ________for the Human Habitats, an organization which focuses on building houses for the poor.

A. work 　　 B. have been working　 C, will work　 　　 D. are working

32. While we ________fail many times in our life, nothing is to stop us　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 achieving our goal.

A. must 　　 B. can　　　 C. will 　　　　 D. should

31. It is ________breakouts of H1N1 that many monitoring stations have been set up all over the country, which have been in effect.

A. controlling　　　　　　　　　　　 B. having controlled

C. to control　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. controlled

29. ______, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of English is poor.

　　 A. Other things being equal　　　　　　 B. Other things be equal [来源:学　 C. To be equal to other things　　　　　 D. Other things to be equal [来30. Was it in the restaurant ____ you had dinner with me ____you left behind your keys and wallet?　　　

A. that; where　 B. where; that　　　 C. that; that　　 D. where; where

28.-Mom, what did the doctor say?

　　 -He advised me to live ______ the air is fresher.　

　　 A. in where　　　　　　　　 B. in which　　　　　

　　 C. the place where　　　　 D. where