39．She had golden hair when she was young, but ________ she got older and older, her hair went darker and darker.

　　 A．while　 　　　　　　　　　 B．when　　 　　　　　　　　 C．with　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．as

38．The company ________ nine departments is famous.

　　 A．consisting of　 　　　 B．consisted of　　 　　 C．made up　 　　　　　　 D．consists of

37．It’s said that those kinds of clouds________an earthquake, but in fact, that’s not always true.

　　 A．predict　 　　　　　　　 B．advise　　 　　　　　　　 C．forecast　　 　　　　　　 D．indicate

36．After everybody took their ________ seats, the meeting began.

　　 A．common　 　　　　　　 B．general　　 　　　　　　 C．usual　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．ordinary

35．We were shown around two ancient cities, _________ Nimes and Arles.

　　 A．such as　　 　　　　　　 B．for instance　　 　　 C．namely　 　　　　　　　　 D．for example

34．After several hours’ drive, we reached _________ we thought was ________ we’d been.

　 　A．where; what　 　　 B．where; where 　　　　 C．that; where　 　　　　　 D．what; where

33．Some birds fly __________ in winter and some stay in the north.

　　 A．south　　 　　　　　　 B．the south　 　　　　　 C．in the south　 　　　　　 D．to south

32．Although she received a lot of money, she __________ sad because she could never see her son again.

　　 A．continued　　 　　　　 B．went on　 　　　　　　　 C．remained　 　　　　　 D．kept on

31．It was in the Ming Dynasty __________ the Great Wall was rebuilt to keep out northern tribes _________ threatened the Chinese heartland.

　　 A．that; that　　 　　　　　　 B．that; where　 　　　 C．when; that　 　　　　 D．when; when

30．_________ is known to us all is that the old scientist, for ___________ life was hard in the past, still works very hard in his eighties.

　　 A．As; whom　　　 　　　 B．What; whom　　 　 C．As; whose　 　　　　 D．What; whose