38.I have read the material several times but it doesn’t make any 　______ to me.

　 A. meaning　 B. importance　 C. sense　 D. significance　　 (上海春招)

37. -You must take great pains to learn English well.

-I will. No efforts will be ______ in the study of it.

A. taken　　　　　　 B. shared　　　　　 C. spent　　　　　 D. spared

36. When the famous scientist was making a speech, many eyes were ______ on him.

A. set　　　　　 B. centered　　　　　 C. fixed　　　　　 D. aimed

35. He had great difficulty in supporting his family because he had been ______ off work for a long time.

A. laid　　　　　 B. taken　　　　　 C. separated　　　　　 D. cut

34. Don’t be worried; we’ll try every possible means to ______ the needs of you.

　 A. satisfy　　　　　　 B. please　　　　　 C. meet　　　　　 D. give

33. Her son, to whom she was so ______, went abroad ten years ago.

　 A. loved　　　　 B. cared　　　　 C. devoted　　　　 D. affected (上海卷)

32. -When was the meeting over?

　 - Shortly after you left it ______ to an end.

　 A. put　　　　　　 B. went　　　　 C. came　　　　　 D. brought

31. -What do you think of the girl?

　 -She is a strong girl and is never easy to lose _____ before hardship.

　 A. heart　　　　　　 B. face　　　　　 C. hand　　　　 D. arm

30.American women usually identify their best friend as someone_____ they can talk frequently.

A. who　　　　 B. as　　　　 C. about which　　　 D. with whom　 (上海卷)

29. They started off late and got to the airport with few minutes to ______.

　 A. spare　　　　　 B. catch　　　　　　 C. leave　　　　 D. make