39. Only in this way 　__　　 　to make improvement in your study.

A. you can hope 　　B. you did hope　 C. can you hope D. did you hope

38. His parents showed no signs of _______ to his demands.

A. giving in　　　　　 B. giving off　　　　　　　 C. giving up　　　　　　　　 D. giving out

37. The house had been out of condition for years, so they decided to ___________.

　A. get it rebuilt　　　　　 B. get it to rebuild C. have it be rebuilt D. have rebuilt it

36. The reason ________ he was late for the meeting was _______ his car had broken down on the road.

A. why; because　　　　 B. why; that　　 　　　　 C. that; that　　　　　　　 D. for which; because

35. This is just the place ________ I am longing to visit these years.

　 A. that 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　　　　　 C. in which 　　　　　　　 D. to where

34. Taxi _________ have stayed fixed for more than five years.

A. fees　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. cost　　　　　　　 　　　　 C. charges　　　　 　　　　 D. fares

33. _______ break the law should be punished.

　 A. Those who 　　　　　　 B. Anyone who　　　　 C. No matter who　　 D. Whoever

32. My mother ________ me not to go to Athens to watch the 2004 Olympic Games, but she failed.

A. persuaded 　 　　　　 B. tried to persuade C. made 　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. hoped

31. I’d like to know the way 　　　　　　you succeeded in the experiment.

A. to　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in that　 　　　　　　 C. how　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. in which

30. "Not all of the snakes were dangerous." this means _________.

A. none of the snakes were dangerous 　　 B. all of the snakes were not dangerous

C. few of the snakes were dangerous 　　　 D. no snakes were dangerous