38. A. promise　　　　 B. strengthen　　　　　　　　 C. protect　　　　　　　　　　 D. ensure

37. A. checked　　　　 B. tested　　　　　　　　　　　 C. treated　　　　　　　　　　　 D. admitted

36. A. in a word　　　 B. more or less　　　　　　　 C. at length　　　　　　　　　 D. in short

34. It has been announced recently that all the schools ________ not have the students attend school if the students have high temperatures.

A. need　　　　　　　 B. shall　　　　　　 C. could　　　　　　 D. ought to

33. The famous singer is traveling across the country, ___________ her new album.

A. classifying　　　　 　 B. expanding　　　　 C. increasing　　　　　　　 　 D. promoting

32. Jerry rushed home　　 ___　 he heard the news, only　 ____　 that his wife was gone.

A. as soon as; finding 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. immediately; to find

C. the moment; find　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. when; found

31. --- Do you know him?

--- Yes, but I can’t remember ___________I met him for the first time.

A. where　　　 　 B. what　　　　 　 C. that　　　 　　　 　　　D. if

30. I dislike _________ in the summer when the weather is hot and dry.

A. this　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　 C. one　　　　　 D. it

29. In 1778, Banks was elected president of _______Royal Society, ________position he held for 42 years

A. /, a　　　　　　 B. the, a　　　　　　 C. /, a　　　　　　 D. the, the