39. The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already ___ for a meal.

A. laid　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. laying　　　　　　　 C. to lay　　　　　　　　　　　 D. being laid

38. – Did you hear Tom was criticized for his spelling mistakes in his English composition?

　 – Yes, but a more careful person ___ so many mistakes.

A. wouldn’t make　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. needn’t have made　

C. shouldn’t make　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wouldn’t have made

37. He ___ out last night, ___ he? Because he didn’t answer my phone.

A. must have gone; didn’t　　　 　　　　　　　 B. must have gone; hasn’t　　 　　

C. mustn’t have gone; must　　　 　　　　　　 D. shouldn’t have gone; did

36. – Go climbing the Hui Hill this winter vacation, OK?

– ___. I love getting close to nature.

A. I couldn’t agree more 　　　　　　　　 B. I’m afraid not

C. I believe not　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. I don’t think so

35. Today women ___ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with children are engaged paid work in Britain.

A. build up　　　 　　B. send up　　　　　　 C. take up　　 　　　　　　 D. make up　　

34. – How do you deal with the disagreement between the shop and the customers?

　 – The key ___ the problem is to meet the demand ___ by the customers.

A. to solving; made　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to solving; making

C. to solve; made　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 D. to solve; making

33. So far, every possible means ___ to protect the river from being polluted, but pollution

is still very serious.

A. has used　　　　　　　　　　 B. have used 　　　　 C. has been used　　　　　　 D. have been used

32. – Do you doubt ___ she has passed the exam?　　　

– I’m not doubtful at all ___ she has passed all the exams.

A. that; whether　 　 　　　 B. whether; that　 　　　　 C. that; that　 　　　　　　 D. whether; whether

31. It was reported that the pawning house (典当行) near our school got ___ by two masked men

last month.

A. taken up　　　　　　　　　　 B. made up　　　　　　 C. held up　　　　　　　　　　 D. used up

30. His poor health ___, he performed very well in the competition.

　　　 A. taking into consideration　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. being accounted

　　　 C. taking into account　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. taken into account