38．I lost my way in complete darkness and, ____ matters worse, it began to rain.

A．made　　　 　　　 B．making　　　 　 C．to make　　　　　 D．having made

37．The dentist had ___ patients and he was ___ his feet all day.

A．many ; on　　 　　 B．a few; by　 　　　 C．many; by　　　　 D．only a few; on

36．The general manager would like to see the plan ___ by the end of the year.

A．carry out　　 　　 B．carrying out 　　　 C．carried out　　 　　D．to be carried out

35．The teacher advised Tom to ___ before deciding to quit school.

A．think about　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．think twice　　　　

C．think up　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．think over

34．The little girl ___ her mum’s hand tightly while they ____ the street.

　　　 A．held on to ; crossed　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．held up; crossed　

　　　 C．held back; crossed 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．held by; crossed

33．-Will you go shopping now?

　 -Not until I ____ my experiment.

　　 A．have finished　 　 B．will finish　 　　　 C．finished　　　 　　 D．had finished

32．Albert Einstein, ____ life had once been very hard , was given the Nobel Prize for physics in 1921.

　 A．of whom　　 　　 B．for whom　 　　　 C．for whose　 　　　 D．in whom

31．____ my surprise, ____ I could have a word with him, he left.

　　 A．In; before　　 　　 B．To; before　 　　　　 C．In; when 　　　　　　 D．To; since

30．John was caught ____ the earthquake ____ caused a lot of damage.

A．by; which　 　　　　 B．in; which　 　　　 C．by; in which　 　　 D．in; in which

29．The mother often tells her son to be a good boy, warning him to ____ trouble.

　　　 A．hold back from　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．keep out of　　 C．break away from 　　　 D．get rid of