40.　　 The reason _____ she gave for not coming to the party puzzled all of the people present.

A. what 　　　　　　　 B. why 　　　　　　　　 C. as 　　　　　　 D. which

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

　　　 When I succeeded in becoming a part-time employee of Nokia China last summer, many friends asked me how I survived the interview.

　　　 I once asked myself the same questions. Many of my peers also __41__ for the job, including some very competitive and intelligent students from famous universities.

　　　 But why did the interviewer pick me instead of them?

　　　 Finally, __42 __ pushed me to ask the interviewers after we became colleagues. The answer was that I appeared confident but humble, responsible and communicative. They evaluated people not just on their academic certificates, but on the base of their __43__ and abilities. I happened to be the right person.

　　　 To be frank, I once felt __44__ of being a student from an unknown college, and I think this may apply to some of you. I thought my future was ruined. It was only at the time of my successful interview that I finally understood the famous saying --- “You decide where you go.”

　　　 A wide range of skills is important these days. I used to work for Master Kong. My job was to cook instant noodles for customers. I had regarded it as a piece of cake, but I failed constantly. I had to cook the noodles for the right amount of time to make them taste good. Moreover, the noodles could only remain in a plastic cup of five minutes, or the taste would be __45__.

　　　 This experience taught me never to look __46__ on anything, and always remain humble.

　　　 I also worked as a volunteer for a beach volleyball event. My job was to help foreign visitors experience the beach. I thought it would be very easy because my oral English was __47__ good. But when I went to talk with a group of foreign guests, I suddenly realized that I did not know a single beach volleyball term. I was embarrassed.

　　　 After this, I read brochures in both Chinese and English every day to learn the terms for facilities and related words. This allowed me to deliver accurate __48__ to foreigners, and I was happy to work responsibly.

　　　 After these experience, I’m more confident and I strongly believe that my fate is in my 　__49__. It has certainly helped me make a giant step closer to my dream of graduating with prospects for the future. I hope my advice will benefit you as well.

39.　　 _____ those boys called the grey-headed gentleman really made the old man frustrated.

A. Which　　　　　　　 B. Whether　　　　　　 C. How　　　　　 D. What

38.　　 Those businesspersons are getting well-prepared for the coming season, for they can’t risk _____ the good opportunity.

A. to lose　　　　　　　 B. losing　　　　　　　　 C. to be lost 　 D. being lost

37.　　 High technology has been used in teaching. As a result, not only _____, but students became more interested in the lessons.

A. saved was teachers’ energy　　　　　　 B. was teachers’ energy saved

C. teachers’ energy was saved　　　　　　　　　　 D. was saved teachers’ energy

36.　　 It is said that no attention _____ other possibilities at the meeting the day before yesterday.

A. was paid to 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. paid to 　　　　　　

C. had been paid to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. had paid to

35.　　 You should understand the traffic rule by now, since you’ve had it _____ often enough.

A. explaining　　　　　 B. to explain　　　　　 C. explain　　　 D. explained

34.　　 --- Is that the small town you often refer to?

--- Right, just the one _____, you know, I used to work for years.

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

33.　　 People often provide their children with toys, footballs or basketballs, _____ that all children like these things.

A. thinking　　　　　　 B. think　　　　　　　　 C. to think 　　 D. thought

32.　　 John promised his wife he _____ not smoke, and he has never smoked ever since.

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

31.　　 I felt very happy _____ into the Bird’s Nest to watch the performances that Jackie Chan hosted.

A. to admit　　　　　　 B. to be admitted　　 C. admit　　　　 D. admitting