40. 　The ring has been in my husband’s family for three _____, so I decided to give it to my daughter-in-law.

A. people　　　　　　　　 B. offspring　　　　　　 C. children　　　　　　　 D. generations

39. 　Though I knew these are words of Latin _____, I didn’t quite know their meanings until I looked them up in the dictionary.

A. origin　　　　　 　　　　 B. source　　　　　 　　 C. resource　　　　 　　 D. way

38. 　How can you ______ for your absence from the symposium (专题讨论会) about environmental protection this morning?

A. reason　　　　　 　　　 B. excuse　　　　　　　 C. account　　　　　 　　 D. explain

37. 　Although I like the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful _____ through the window.

A. vision 　　　　　　　　 B. look 　　　　　　　　 C. picture 　　　　　　　 D. view

36. 　She was so _____ in her job that she didn't hear anybody knocking at the door.

A. attracted 　　　　　　 B. absorbed 　　　　　 C. included 　　　　　　 D. concentrated

35. 　In this time of economic reform, our state of mind should keep _____ with the rapid changes of the economic system.

A. pace　　　　　　 　　　 B. touch　　　　　　 　　 C. progress　　　　 　　 D. step

34. 　A power failure completely _____ the cake she was baking.

A. damaged　　　　　　　 B. weakened　　　　　 C. spoiled　　　　　　　　 D. injured

33. 　The actual cost of building was much higher than our original _____.

A. estimate　　　　 　　　 B. plan　　　　　　 　　　 C. judgment　　　　 　 D. consideration

32. 　Lucy seldom talks to others and no one knows why she always _____ herself from the people around.

A. isolates　　　　　　　　 B. separates　　　　　　 C. prevents　　　　　　　 D. resists

31. 　The government is trying to do something to _____ better understanding between the two countries.

A. raise　　　　　　　　　　 B. promote　　　　　　 C. heighten　　　　　　　 D. increase