38．A．trend                  B．lesson                 C．version                D．issue

37．A．slow and steady   B．kind and honest    C．short and fat        D．wise and diligent

36．A．title                    B．idea                    C．beginning            D．end

34．After the fire,          would otherwise be a cultural center is now reduced to a pile of ashes.

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

33．―May I have the          of dancing with you ,Madame?

       ―Yes, of course.

       A．joy                     B．pleasure              C．right                   D．desire

32．There was a sudden burst of light          a terrible noise.

       A．following           B．to follow             C．followed             D．followed by

31．Staying in a four-star hotel for a night costs         renting a house in the suburb for a month.

       A．twice as much as                                 B．twice more

       C．as much as twice                                  D．as much twice as

30．―They are supposed to arrive at six, but there is no sign of them.

       ―Something unexpected          to them.

       A．might happen                                      B．must have happened

       C．would have happened                           D．could happen

29．Please join us. We can easily make          for one more at this table.

       A．seat                    B．place                   C．room                  D．space