40. A. driveway　　　　 B. path　　　　　　 C. crossroad　　　　 D. highway

39. A. turn　　　　　　 　B. kick　　　　　　 　C. jump　　　　　 D. speak

37. A. imagine　　　　　 B. consider　　　　 　C. explore　　　　　 D. present

38, A. smart　　　　　 　B. sweet　　　　　 　C. slow　　　　　 　D. shy

36. A. deer　　　　　　 B. dog　　　　　 　　C. lady　　　　　　 D. man

35. Cindy shut the door heavily and burst into tears. No one in the office knew 　　　　　she

　　 was so angry.

　　 A. where　　　　　 　B. whether　　　　 C. that　　　　　　 D. why

　Section B (18 marks)

　　　 Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

　　 　Behind our house is the start of a fascinating trail (小径). This trail is one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest. My 　36　 , Beans, and I walk the trail frequently. Normally, Beans sniffs alongside the trail to follow the smell of a deer track or　 　37　 　some cause known only to him.

　　　 Beans is a white dog, quite handsome and very 　38 . He not only understands what

we tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to 　39　 　back.

　　　 One morning, we took a different route, which led us to an unfamiliar trail. I was sure this trail would eventually lead us to our familiar 　40 　. But, no. We seemed to be far off course. After two hours, I suddenly realized that Beans probably 　41　 　the way home. So I urged, "Beans, take me home." He ran down a new trail. But it merely led to an intersection (岔道口) of trails.

　　　 Soon it became 　42　 　that we were getting nowhere. I began to picture the rest of the day in the 　43　 , without food or drink. We had walked about ten miles. But Beans seemed totally 　44 　. The sniffing and exploring was going well for him.

　　 Finally, we 　45　 　a crossroad near a highway. Lady Luck suggested I should turn left. We did and　 　46 　reached a cottage beside a field. I knocked on the door and explained my situation to an old man. He laughed and then drove us home.

　　 Since our adventure, I　 　47　 　that Beans probably knew all along how to get home.

He was just having too much fan exploring new trails.

34. I'm tired out. I 　　　　all afternoon and I don't seem to have finished anything.

　 　　A. shopped　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. have shopped

　　 C. had shopped　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have been shopping

33. Listening to loud music at rock concerts 　　　　caused hearing loss in some teenagers.

　　 A. is　　　　　　　 B. are　　　　　　 C. has　　　　　　 D. have

32. Tim is in good shape physically 　　　　　he doesn't get much exercise.

　　 A. if　　　　　　　 B. even though　　　 C. unless　　　　　 D. as long as

31. I walked slowly through the market, where people 　　　all kinds of fruits and vegetables.

　　 I studied the prices carefully and bought what I needed.

　　 A. sell　　　　　　 B. were selling　　　 C. had sold　　　　 D. have sold

30. So far nobody has claimed the money 　　　　in the library.

　　 A. discovered　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to be discovered

　　 C. discovering　　　　　　　　　　　 D. having discovered