37. --______ is the population of the town?

　 ---Over 20, 000. And a third of the population ____　 workers of the car factory.

A.　 What, are　 B.　 How many, are　 C.　 What, is D.　 How many, is

38---Alice, why didn't you come here yesterday?

　 ---I ____, but my son suddenly fell ill and I had to take him to the hospital.　　　

　 A. had　　 B. did　　 C. was going to　 D. didn't

36. ---What was the score of the match? Did you beat them?

　 ---________.　 We lost to the girls.

　 A. Sorry, I don't know　　 B. I don't want to talk about it　

B. It's a secret　　　　　　 D. Don't ask me

35. The city is trying to ______ the living environment of the people.

　 A. improve　　 B. rise　　 C. lift　　 D.　 increase

34. Though the price of the camera is OK, ______ I don't think I'll take it.

　 A. but　　 B. and　　 C. yet　　 D. so

33. Travelling by air is ______ more expensive than by train even though the air tickets are on discount( 打折).

　 A. very　　 B. a lot of　 C. many　　 D. far

32. You've made ______ mistakes this time than ever before.

　 A. few　 B. litlle　 C. fewer　　 D. less

31. --- Could you please tell me the way to the station?

　 ---Sorry, I'm a stranger too. You ______ ask the policeman over there.

　 A. must　　　 B. may　　 C. need　　　 D. should

30. The moonlight shone ______ the window and fell on my bed.

　 A. from　 B. on　　 C. through　　 D. across

29.　 ---The rain came to a stop the night before. The fields are still full of water.

　 ---It _____ for nearly a week.

A.　 had rained　 B.　 has rained　 C.　 would　 rain　　 D.　 was raining

28. My father prefers to stay at home rather than ______ on May Day.

　 A. travel　　 B. to travel　　 C.　 travelling　　 D. travels