40. 　A. refused　　　　　　　 B. opposed　　　　 C. promised 　　　D. hoped

39. 　A. argued　　　　　　　 B. insisted　　　　　　 C. claimed　　　　　 D. thought

38.　 A. worried　　　　　　　 B. satisfied　　　　　 C. enjoyed　　　　　　 D. afraid

37. 　A. abandon　　　　　 B. pass　　　　　　　　　 C. quit　　　　　　　　　 D. retake

36. 　A. lazily　　 　 　 　　B. hard　　　　　　　 　　 　C. legally　　　 　　 　　D. smoothly

35. It was about 150 years ago ________ the Big Ben was built in London.

A. until　　　　　 B. that　　　　　 C. before　　　　　 D. when

SECTION B　 (18 marks)

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

Soon it would be the holidays. But before that, there were the end of year exams. All the students had been working 　36 　for some time. If they didn’t pass, they would have to 　37 　the exams in September. There were usually a few who failed, but Kate decided not to be one of them. She had worked hard all day, but just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister was 　　38 　about her. She was staying up too late. The night before the first exam, Barbala 　39 　that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She 　40 　to wake her up in the morning. 　　 As she was falling asleep, Kate was worried that she might oversleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of the 　41 , she fell asleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper. She couldn’t answer any of the questions. Everyone around her was writing pages and pages. However hard she thought, she couldn’t find 　42 　to write about. She kept looking at her watch. 　43 　was running out. There was only one hour left. She started one question, wrote two sentences, 　44 　and tried another one. With only half an hour left, she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so 　45 　that she started 　46 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that it woke her up. She was still 　47 　and it had all been a(n) terrible dream. A minute later, Barbala called her name.

34. To be qualified for the job, ________.

　　 A. practical skills in eletronics are needed

　　 B. It is required that one has practical skills in electronics

　　 C. One needs to acquire practical skills in electronics

　　 D. practical skills in electromcs are important

33. _____ was hard for him to learn English in a family, in which ____ of the parents spoke the language.

　　 A. That, none　　　 B. It, neither　　　 C. This, both　　　 D. It, each

32. I have tried hard to improve my English. But by no means _____ satisfied with my progress.

　　 A. the teacher is not　　　　　　　 B. is the teacher not

　　 C. the teacher is　　　　　　　　　 D. is the teacher

31. I want to buy that kind of cloth because I ______ the cloth _______ well.

　　 A. have told, washed　　　　　　　 B. have been told, washes

　　 C. have been told, washed　　　　　 D. have been told, is washed