38．A．As                      B．Since                   C．Because                 D．Although

37．A．sent                     B．hid                      C．took                             D．got

36．A．riding                  B．running               C．getting                   D．walking

As soon as he finished his homework，Erie jumped onto his bicycle and rode off in the direction of the beach．While he was   36   along，he thought about the whales（鲸鱼）．He hoped he would see them again today．After he got to the beach，Eric   37   his bicycle behind a bush so that no one could see it from the road．Then he ran down onto the sand．  38   it was only four in the afternoon，the sky was already growing dark．Eric frowned（皱眉）．If it  39   he wouldn't be able to see the whales because they would stay in deeper water．He hurried along the beach   40   the rocks．They were the best place to watch the whales from because of their __41  ．Before Erie reached the rocks he felt a drop of water on his head．“Oh no!” he thought．“Now the whales will stay in the deep water and l won’t be able to   42   them!” But just then he saw a large shape on the beach．It was a young whale! The whale had come too close to the shore（海岸）and got stuck（搁浅）on the   43  ! At first the whale didn't move at all and Eric thought it was   44  ．Then he saw its tail move weakly．Eric turned and ran through the rain as fast as he could back to his bicycle．He had to get   45  ! Unless they got the whale back in the water soon，it would die and Eric couldn't let that happen．

34．--How about going shopping on Hunan Road this evening?

--             ，but I've to prepare for tomorrow's exam．

A．I can't                                                     B．Sounds great

C．That's right                                                D．No，I'm terribly sorry

33．--You'd better hurry，or we'll be late for the plane．

--Don't worry．The plane will               in two hours．

A．take in                 B．take away            C．take off                  D．take out

32．--What about playing football this afternoon，Sam?

--I would rather               at home than              football．It's too hot outside．

A．stay；playing       B．stay；play                  C．to stay；to play      D．to stay；playing

31．--Hello，this is Lily speaking．Could I speak to Mr. Black?

--Sorry．He            the Xuanwu Lake Park．

A．has been to          B．went to                C．has gone to             D．will go to

30．Amy makes fewer mistakes than Frank．She does her homework              ．

A．more carefully    B．more carelessly        C．more careful           D．more careless