39. - Susan, go and join your sister cleaning the yard.

　 - Why ______? John is sitting there doing nothing.

　 A. him 　　 B. he　　 　　 C. I　　　　 　 D. me

38. Nowhere else in the country _______ such perfect silence _______ in these markets.

　 A. there is…like　　　 B. there is…as　　　 C. is there…as　　　 D. is there…like

37. He hesitated for a moment before kicking the ball, otherwise he ________ a goal.

　 A. had scored　　　　 B. scored　　　　 C. would score　　　 D. would have scored

36. -Would you mind if I have some time off?　

-_______　

　 -Monday and Tuesday next week.

　A. What's the time?　　　　　　　 B. When exactly?

　C. Certainly not.　　　　　　　　 D.I don't mind.　

35. We are busy now. If we ______ time, we _______ with you.

A. have, would　　　 B. had, will go　　　 C. had, would go　　　 D. had, went

34. The British Isles______ a few islands ______ Great Britain.

　 A. makes up, containing　　　　　　　 　　B. forms, including

C. forms, containing　　　　　　　　　　 D. consists of, including

33. It is not the consciousness of men that determines their existence, but,　　　 their social existence determines their consciousness.

　　　 A. in fact 　　 　　 B. in reality　　 　 C. as a matter of fact　　　 　　 D. on the contrary

32. Scientists believe the first inhabitants of America arrived by crossing Siberia and _______ more than 10,000 years ago.

A. this is Alaska now　　　 B. Alaska is now　　 C. is Alaska　 D. what is now Alaska

31. He bought _________of milk I did.

A. double an amount　　　　　　　　 B. double the amount

C. the double amount　　　　　　　　 D. double amount

30. The reason ______　 the little actress has been such a success is_________ she is both clever and hard-working.

A. why, why　 　　 B. why, that　　　　　 C. that, because　 　 D. for, because