40. A. rather than 　　　　 B. instead of 　　　　 C. other than 　　　　 D. apart from

39. A. excited 　　　　　　　 B. interested 　　　　 C. happy 　　　　　　　 D. worried

38. A. therefore 　　　　　 B. thus 　　　　　　　　 C. but 　　　　　　　　　 D. however

37. A. always 　　　　　　　　　　 B. often 　　　　　　　 C. never 　　　　　　　　　　 D. sometimes

36. A. born 　　　　　　　　 B. nature 　　　　　　　 C. myself 　　　　　　 D. me

34. At the routine office meeting, the headmaster insisted that the problems _________ paid special attention to.

A. referred to being 　　　B. referred to be 　　　C. refer to being 　　　D. refer to be

33. Although the necklace is just made of ordinary stones, it still ________ young people.

A. appeals to　 　　　B. attracts to　 　　　C. accounts for 　　　D. applies for

32. With many major economic problems________ to be solved, there is no point predicting the growth rate of this year now.

A. remaining　　 　　　　　　　　 B. remained　　

C. have remained　　　　 　　　　D. having remained

31. The man is teaching in our school, but，believe it or not，he __ as a business man for 8 years.

A. worked　　 　　　B. was working　　 　　C. had worked　 　　　D. has been working