38. If I were in a movie, then it would be about time that I ___ my head in my hands for a cry.

A. bury　　 B. am burying　　 C. buried　 D. would bury

37. Greatly agitated(激动的), I rushed to the apartment and tried the, ____ to find it locked.

A. just　　 B. only　　 C. hence　　 D. thus

36. As I'll be away for at least a year, I'd appreciate ____ from you now and thentelling me how everyone is getting along.

A hearing　　 B. to hear　　 C. to be hearing　　 D. having heard

35. This is an exciting area of study, and one ____ which new applications are being discovered almost daily.

A. from　 B. by　 C. in　　 D. through

34. Smoking is so harmful to personal health that it kills ___ people each year than automobile accidents.

A. seven more times　　 B. seven times more　　 C. over seven times　　 D. seven times

33. I'm very glad to know that my boss has generously agreed to _____ my debt in return for certain services.

A. take away　　 B. cut out　　 C. write off　　 D. clear up

32. There were many people present and he appeared only for a few seconds, so I only caught a _____ of him.

A. glance　　 B. glimpse　　 C. look　　 D. sight

31. _____ for the timely investment from the general public, our company would not be so thriving(兴旺的) as it is.

A. Had it not been　　　 B. Were it not　　 C. Be it not　　 D. Should it not be

30. Although a teenager, Fred could resist _____ what to do and what not to do.

A. to be told　　 B. having been told　 C. being told　　 D. to have been told

29. Marlin is a young man of independent thinking who is not about ____ compliments to his political leaders.

A. paying　　 B. having paid　 C. to pay　　 D. to have paid