38. A. certain　　　　 　　 B. busy　　　　　　　　 　　 C. careful　　　　　　 　 D. perfect

37. A. age　　　　　　　　　　 B. stage　　　　　　　　 　　 C. year　　　　　　　　 　 D. grade

36. A. argue　　　　　　　　 B. disagree　　　　　　 　　 C. satisfy　　　　　　 　 D. discuss

34. “Why couldn’t they meet us at five o’clock?”

“Because they were delayed by _________. ”

A. heavy traffic　　 B. heavy traffics　　　　 C. crowded traffic　　　 D. crowded traffics

33. ---Hi, Brown! Are you going to have an outing?　

---_____.

A. I can't say 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Yes, I will do　

C. It's fun to do so 　　　　　　　　　 D. That all depends

32. It is ______you deal with difficulties that shows_____ you are really like.

A. what; what 　　 　B. how; what 　　 C. how; that 　 　 D. which; how

31. ______ in the chimney for five hours, the thief looked very pale and tired　

A. Having been trapped 　　　　　　　　　 B. Being trapped 　　

C. trapping　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Having trapped

30. Can you imagine that a smart man like him_____ make such a stupid mistake?

A. might 　　　 B. should 　 　C. would 　　D. need

29. ______ surprised me most was______ they had finished the work so quickly. 　

A. What; what 　 　B. That; that 　C. That; what 　D. What; that