40. A. marks　　 　　　　 B. classmates　　 　　 C. experiences　　　 D. fingers

39. A. complained 　　　 B. whispered　　 　　 C. hesitated　　　　 D. concluded

38. A. moves　　 　 　　　 B. stops　　　　 　　 C. opens　　　　　 　D. breaks

37. A. In case　　 　　　 B. Even though　 　　 C. As if　　　　　 　 D. Ever since

36. A. worried　 　　　 B. cautious　　　 　 C. unnoticed　　　 　 D. anxious

35. Generally speaking, ____ according to the directions, the drug has no side effect.

　 A. when taking　　 B. when taken　 　　C. when to take　　 D. when to be taken

SECTION B

Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked with A,B,CandD.Fill in each blank with the words or phrases that best fits the context.

Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was about to drop out of school. He had been failing since his first grade. He was 　36　 　until he met Miss White.

　 37　 　he liked this beautiful teacher, he still failed and never did his 　homework. So he was often punished.

One Friday, Miss White went over the test results of the seventh grade. “You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “except for one boy, and it 　38　 　my heart to tell you this, but...” She 39　 , staring at Steve. “The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!” All the other children looked at him. Steve dropped his eyes and carefully examined his 　40　 .

After that, things were not better. Steve still 　41　 　do his homework. Even as the 　42　 　became more severe, he remained stubborn .

“Just try it! One week!” He was 　43　 .

“You’re smart enough! You’ll see a change!” It didn’t matter to him.

“Give yourself a chance! Don’t 　44　 　up on your life!” 　45　 　happened.

“Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it!! Someone cared about him? Someone, totally unattainable and perfect, CARED ABOUT HIM??!! From that moment on, he changed totally. He was always 　46 　a smile on his face, and became the first to hand in his homework ! He discovered that not only could he 　47　 , but he was good at it! Steve began to excel (突出)! And he continued this course throughout his school life.

Later, Steve graduated from college Magna Cum Laude and had a successful career.

34. I don’t think he did such a stupid thing last night, _____ ?

　 A. do I　　　 B. did he　　 　　C. didn’t I　　　　 D. don’t I

33. Tom hid himself behind the door, ____ he rushed out to scare his mother.

　 A. which　　 B. where　　 　　C. from which　　　 D. from where

32. --- Our holiday cost a lot of money.

　 --- Did it? Well, that doesn’t matter ____ you enjoyed yourselves.

　 A. unless　　 B. as far as　　 　C. as long as　　　 　D. until

31. If he _____ that he _____ to work there then, everything would be OK now.

　 A. insisted; be sent　　　　　　 B. insisted; was sent　　　

　 C. had insisted; be sent　　 　　　D. had insisted; was sent