38．A．look　　　　　　　　　　 B．examine　　　　　　　 C．test　　　　　　　　　　 D．practice

37．A．I hope 　　　　　　　 B．I’m afraid　　　　　　 C．I believe　　　　　　　 D．It’s my pleasure

36．A．Unfortunately　　　 B．Suddenly　　 　　 C．Finally　　　　　　　　 D．Immediately

35．A．truly　　　　　　　　　 B．badly　　　　　　　　　 C．usually　　　　　　　　 D．rarely

33．A．pleased　　　　　　　　 B．puzzled　　　　　　　　 C．astonished　　　　　 D．depressed

32．A．requests　　 　　 B．problems　　　　　　 C．doubts　　　　　　　　 D．questions

A

A middle-aged man was feeling very 　31　 . Everything had been going wrong for him. He had had 　32　 with his family and his wife had left him to go off with a lion yammer. So after he had been feeling 　33　 for over a month, he decided to go to the doctor. He had to wait for 　34　 　seemed like ages in the doctor’s surgery. The man next to him was looking at his watch nervously, a woman was coughing 　35　 and a baby was screaming. 　36　 , after he had been waiting for about half an hour, he was called in.

The doctor was writing a note at her desk when he came in. “Sorry, I’m just finishing something. 　37　 we’ve been busy this morning.”

She then turned to the man. “So, what’s the problem?” she asked. “Well, I’ve been having a bit of a crisis. You know, lots of problems,” replied the man. “And I’ve been doing a lot of work.”

“Mmm, you’re looking very pale.” The doctor started to 　38　 him. “Well, 　39　 is working OK,” she announced afterwards. “You have 　40　　 high blood pressure and you’re breathing quite heavily, but　 41　 , everything’s fine.”

“So what can I do?” asked the man. “I’m going on a trip soon. I’m working in the States for three months. This time next week, I’ll be arriving in New York.”

The doctor thought　 42　 . “I think what you need is a good 　43　 　. That would do you a lot of good. A circus is performing in town. Why don’t you go to see　 44　 ? I hear there’s an 　45　 　clown who’ll really make you laugh. His name’s Crock.”

“I’m Grock,” replied the man sadly.

31．A．up　　　　　　　　　　　 B．across　　　　　　　　 C．down　　　　　　　　　 D．below

30．When I won an award for the report, I found it ______ for me to have made so much effort.

A．worth　　　　　　　　　　 B．worthy　　　　　　　　 C．worthwhile　　　　　 D．valuable

29．He has been____________ himself in finding a job in the city.

　 A．busying　　　　　　　　 B．busied　　　　　　　　 C．busy　　　　　　　　　 D．to busy

28．He has never _________ making a living by playing the violin.

　 A．expected　　　　　　　 B．found　　　　　　　　　 C．thought　　　　　　　 D．considered