37. A. common　　　 　　 　　　 B. unusual 　　 　　　　C. particular　 　　　　 D. public 　　

36. A. buy　　　 　　 　　　 　　　 B. afford 　　　　　　 C. supply 　　　　　　 D. provide

35. Locked in his own study, Tony was annoyed for _____ the change earlier.

　 A. having not informed　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. not having informed of　

C. not being informed　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. not having been informed of

Section B

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 phrases that best fits the context.

I have been told in China, having a pet, particularly a dog, is often considered to be a status symbol because it shows the family can 　36　 　to have an animal. It is different here.

　　 In Canada it is 　37　 　for people to have pets. Many people have dogs. Many others have cats and there are people who keep fish, birds or rabbits. Some keep what we call exotic pets. These might be ferrets, snakes or almost any other animal you can think of, although keeping 　38　 　pets is often difficult and because it can also be hard on the animal. The keeping of some exotic animals is not allowed by law.

　　 Now, my wife and I live in a small town. We no longer have a 　39　 　--- we live in an apartment. We have a cat named Callie and she never goes out 　40　 　onto the balcony so cars are no longer an issue. She’s about sixteen years old and will probably live to be twenty or more. The 　41　 　will come when she dies and we no longer have a pet. We have had a pet for so long it seems like a natural part of our lives and without a cat around the house it will seem somehow 　42　 . On the other hand, we are getting older and given that a cat can live about twenty years we wonder if we will ever have another after Callie goes. Cats are cutest, of course, when they are small kittens but a kitten is 　43　 　for a longer time than we may have left.

　 I think having a pet is very good for a number of reasons. It helps to teach children how to look after a 　44　 　creature, makes them realize that animals have feelings just like we do and that, in many ways, we depend on each other. For older people like me an animal is a 　45　 　and a comfort to have around, a pet, properly treated, returns the favor by 　46　 　unconditional love. Wouldn’t this world be a great place if people could learn how to do that.

34. Hi, Susan, are you interested in buying some used books for school? You _____ really save some money that way.

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

33._______teachers are required to take part in this relay race.

　 A. Another ten young Chinese　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Ten another young Chinese

　 C. Ten young another Chinese　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Another ten Chinese young

32. Among the problems is _____ they often failed to take into account that those people are more likely to use sunscreen.

A. that　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. what　　 　　　　　　　　 C. when　　 　　　　　　　　 D. where

31. -I dare say you will definitely miss your flight if you don’t hurry.

　 -Oh, _____. It’s almost the time.

　　 A. so will I 　　　　　　 B. I do so　　 　　　　　　 C. so I will　　　　 　 D. so will you

30. Had it not been for the fact that I _____ absent, I would have asked you to do this right now.

　 A. had been　　 　　　　　　 B. were　　 　　　　　　　 C. should be　　 　　　　 D. was

29. _____ a girl’s brain is better organized to send and receive speech, we generally talk to them more.

　 A. Although　　 　　　　　　 B. Since　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. For　　　　　 　　　　 D. When

28. This morning Ms. Green entered our classroom, and _____ us something important about the coming exam, left.

A. having told　　 　　　　 B. told　　 　　　　　　　　 C. telling　　 　　　　　　　 D. to tell