38. The young dancers looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took ___________　

　　 pictures of them.

　　　 A. a good many of　　　　 B. masses of　　　　　　　　 C. the number of　　　　 D. a large amount of

37. 　A terrible coal mine disaster took place in Hegang City last year, ____________ death toll

　 (人数)reached up to 108.

　　　 A.which　　　　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. whose　　　　　　　　　 D. where

36.　 Why don't you give it up ____________ you know smoking is bad for your health?

　　　 A. although　　　　　　　　　 B. so that　　　　　　　　　　　 C. unless　　　　　　　　　 D. now that

35.　 China came up to the sixth place in the world ___________ economic aggregate (经济总量).

　　　　　　 A. instead of　　　　　　　　 B. in terms of　　　　　　　 C. in exchange for　　　 D. in favor of

34. 　A good idea _____________ me! Which of the following is Not Right?

　　　 　　 A. struck　　　　　　　　　　　 B. occurred to　　　　　　　 C. happened to 　　　　 D. came to

33. I've talked a lot about walking. I want to say it is a cheap ,safe and enjoyable form of exercise,

　　 and _______ it's environmentally friendly.

A. in all　　　　　　　 B. in conclusion　　　 C. in other words　　 D. in addition

32.　 Completing all the homework by the dinner, John felt very tired. He _________ all day long.

A. was studying　　　　　　 B. studies　　　　　　　　　　 C. has studied　　　　　　 D. had been studying

31. 　The boy lost his parents in such a terrible earthquake, so he was _______________ by the　

government.

A. brought out　　　　　　　 B. raised up　　　　　　　　　 C. grown up　　　　　　　 D. brought up

30. 　___________ in a heavy rain, the teacher fell ill and couldn't but ___________ for a leave.

　　　 A. Caught; to ask　　　　　 B. Catching; ask　　　　　　 C. Catching; to ask　　 D. Caught; ask

29. -----Have your working conditions been improved?

　 -----No, _______________ than before, I'm afraid.

　 　　 A. no better　　　　　　　　　 B. a little better　　　　　　 C. not worse　　　　　 　 D. no worse