37. “You’re late again. What’s the _________ this time? ”said the teacher.

    A. excuse       B. idea     C. result       D. answer

  36. －My pencil is broken. May I borrow yours?

    －Certainly. _______.

    A. Catch it     B. Here we are      C. Here you are     D. A pleasure

  35. －Can I help you?

    －Yes. I can’t find my hotel. I have just been here ________ one day.

    A. for      B. since        C. in       D. after

  34. The Olympic torch （火炬）will be _______ from one country to another.

    A. given to     B. kept on      C. brought to       D. passed on

  33. My brother’s handwriting is ______ good _____ mine.

    A. too, to      B. so, that     C. as, as       D. so, as

  32. Does anybody know what ________ at the meeting yesterday?

    A. he said      B. did he say       C. he says      D. does he say

  31. －Why are Tom’s parents worried about him?

    －Because he _______ to Iraq （伊拉克）last week.

    A. sends        B. is sent      C. sent     D. was sent

  30. －What can I do for you, madam?

    －I’d like something _______, please.

    A. drink        B. drinking     C. to drink     D. drank

  29. －Look! How dirty the river is!

    －But it ________ clear before a factory was set up nearby.

    A. used to be       B. will be      C. has been     D. is

  28. －Which pen do you like?

    －______ pen except the yellow one.

    A. Another      B. Any      C. Some     D. Other