36. Michael’s new house is like a huge palace, ______ with his old one.

A. comparing　　　 B. compares　　　 C. to compare　　　　 D. compared

35. The play _____ next month aims mainly to reflect the local culture.

A. produced　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. being produced　　　　

C. to be produced　　　　　　　　　　　 D. having been produced

34. The fresh air _____ our health and we _____ it.

A. benefits to; benefit　　 　　　　　　　　B. benefits; benefit from

C. benefits from; benefit　　　　　　　　　 D. benefits; are benefited by

33.　 ______ as an Olympic event, a sport must be played in at least 75 countries in at least 4 continents.

A. To accept　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Having accepted　　　　

C. To be accepted　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Accepting

32．At the meeting they discussed different ______ to the study of mathematics.

　　 A．approaches 　　 B． means 　 C．methods 　　 D．ways

31．The children were warned of not being too _______ about things you are not supposed to know.

　　 A．strange　　　 B．amusing　　　 C．curious　　　 D．satisfied

30.　 I keep in touch with the friend ______ who stands ______ to me.

　　 A. close; closely　　　　　　　　　 B. closely; close　　　

　　 C. close; close　　　　　　　　　　 D. closely; closely

29．Encourage your children to try new things, but try not to ____ them too hard.

A. draw　　　 B. strike　　　 C. rush　　 　　D. push

28. The film was very familiar _______the people in the 1980s, and they were quite fond _________its main character.

A．with, to　　 　　　　　　　　 B．to, with　

C．to, of　　　　 　　　　　　 D．with, of

27．He insisted that he _________ nothing wrong and ________free .

　 A．should do ; should be set　　 B．should do; had been set

　 C．had done; should be set　　　 D．had done; had been set[