39. A. polite　　　　 　 B. kind　　　　　 C. different　　　　 　　　 D. close

38. A. In case　　　 　　 B. Even though　 　 C. If only　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. As if

37. A. away　　　　　 B. home　　 　 　　 C. inside　　　　　 　　　 D. alone

36. A. on　　　　　　 B. with 　 　　　　 C. out　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. in

35. Last week, only two people came to look at the house, _______ wanted to buy it.

A. none of them　　 B. both of them　　　 C. none of whom　　 D. neither of whom

_{According to a report by the China News Weekly, Chinese white collars are becoming fully occupied in the office. They pursue many of their activities in the office building, eating, doing exercise, resting, playing games or even dating.}

_{In large cities such as Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing, where economy is developing at a fast speed, office workers face an increasing work pressure day by day and many of them have begun to make office their home.}

_{As the young generation in society, most of them are aged between 25 and 45. In the eyes of outsiders, they enjoy a comfortable life: they lead the fashion trend in the city and earn a high salary; they enjoy a flexible working schedule and a very good working environment; having a good education background, they don’t have to worry that one day they will lose their jobs.}

_{However, only the white collars themselves know what others see as a good life is in fact a boring life. They often work for extra hours, suffer from loss of creative ability and have little time to make friends. When they go off from work late at night, sometimes they might think of asking for a leave the next day and having a holiday somewhere. However, when a new day begins, they find everything back to normal and themselves pushed by new tasks.}

_{In fact, even if they don’t work for extra hours in the office, they have no place to go. Many of the young people are fresh from college, or have come to work in large cities from their hometowns. As newcomers, they haven’t established(建立) a social network. They have few friends to go dating. Meanwhile, many of them face a great pressure for earning money to buy a house or a car. If they cannot afford to buy these, they still have to work to pay for high apartment rents and communication fares.}

_{60. The underlined sentence (in paragraph 1) probably means _____.}

_{A. Chinese white collars are not allowed to get out of the office.}

_{B. The office is crowded with Chinese white collars.}

_{C. Chinese white collars make the office filled with odds and ends.}

_{D. Chinese white collars spend most of their time in the office.}

_{61. The following are all reasons why white collars want to have a rest Except that_____.}

_{A. they have to continue to stay at office after work}

_{B. they feel more and more difficult to think up a good idea}

_{C. they have no interest in anything}

_{D. they have little time to make friends}

_{62. The main idea of the third paragraph is that _____.}

_{A. white collars are admired by other people}

_{B. white collars needn’t worry about losing jobs}

_{C. white collars can earn high salary and work freely}

_{D. white collars are in the lead in the way of behaving}

_{63. From the passage, we can infer that _____.}

_{A. white collars are all workaholics who regard the office as home}

_{B. white collars suffer from material and mental pressure in life}

_{C. white collars are the models of young people in society}

_{D. people have a good understanding of what white collars’ life is}

34. -- Robert is indeed a wise man.

　 　-- Oh, yes. How often I have regretted _________ his advice!

　　 A. 　to take　　　　 B. taking　　　　　 C. not to take　　　　　 D. not taking

33. John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work ________, he gladly accepted it.

　　 A. finished　　　　 B. finishing　　　 C. having finished　　　 D. was finished

32. ---I’m sorry. I’ve left my credit card home. And I don’t have enough cash for the meal.

--- Don’t worry. ___________.

　 A. I’ll invite you　　　　　　 B. It’s my pleasure to pay you

C. It’s my treat　　　　 D. Let’s go Dutch.

31. _______ , I have to put it away and focus my attention on study this week.

A. However the story is amusing

B. No matter amusing the story is

C. However amusing the story is

D. No matter how the story is amusing