近期，中学聘请外教之风愈演愈烈，请你结合下表对其利弊发表自己的观点。

注意：1. 词数：150左右　　　　　　　　　　　　 2. 短文应包括表中所有要点

3. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯　　　　　 4. 开头及结尾已给出

40. He is very popular among his students as he always tries to make them ___ in his

lectures.　 A. interested　　 B. interesting　　 C. interest　　　 D. to interest

39. – Do you think the housing price will keep ____ in the years to come ?

　 --- Sorry, I have no idea.

　 A. lifting up　　　 B. going up　　 C. bringing up　　 D. growing up

38. ____ in a recent science competition, the three students were awarded scholarship totaling $21,000.

　 A. Judging from　　 B. Having judged the best　 C. Judging the best　 D. Judged the best　

37.-- ____ you _____ him around the museum yet ?　 --- Yes. We had a great time there.

　 A. Have; shown　　　 B. Do; show　　　 C. Had; shown　　 D. Did; show

36. You may not have played very well today, but at least you’ve got through to the next round and ______.　 A. tomorrow never comes　　 B. tomorrow is another day.

　 C. never put off till tomorrow　　　　　 D. there is no tomorrow

35. Choosing the right dictionary depends on ______you want to use it for.

　 A. what　　　　　　 B. why　　　　　 C. how　　　　 D. whether

34. At a rough estimate, Nigeria is ____ Great Britain.　 A. twice big as　 B. as twice big as

　 C. three times the size as　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. three times the size of

33. It is clear that the Japanese Prime Minister’s constant visits to the Yasukuni War Shrine(靖国神社)have ______ the disaster of Sino-Japan relationship.

　 A. resulted from　　 B. contributed to　　 C. stood for　　 D. concentrated on