40. --- Would you please help me with the box?

--- ______ .

A. Yes, please.　　　 B. No, please don’t.　 C. With pleasure.　　　 D. My pleasure.

39. Americans eat____ vegetables per person today as they did in 1990.

A. more than twice　 　　　 　　　　　　B. as twice as many　

C. twice as many as　　　　 　　　　　 D. more than twice as many

38. -----What do you think of their marriage?

-----_______　, if I were Kate, I wouldn’t marry him.

A. Generally speaking　 　 B. I have no idea　 　C. To be honest　 　　D. To my surprise

37. Great changes ______ in my hometown in the last ten years.

A. took place　 B. have taken place　 C. have been taken place　 D. was taken place

36. When their first child was born, they ______ for three years.

A. had been married　　　 B. had got married　　 C. had married　　　 D. got married

35. ---Are you satisfied with his reply?

　 　---Not at all. It couldn’t have been ______ .

A. any worse　　　 　B. so bad　　 　　　C. much better　　　 　D. the worst

34. Every time the father comes into his room, the boy pretends ___________ attentively.

A. reading　　　　　　 B. to be reading　　　　 C. to be read　　　　　 D. to have read

33. It’s the same in China - many people, ________ some are not overweight at all, are always going on diets or taking weight-loss pills, ________ are often dangerous.

A. whose; which　　 　 B. of which; who　　　　 C. of whom; which　　 　 D. who; that

32. The time and effort he has devoted during the past few years ______ trees in that remote area is now considered to be of great value.

A. plant　　　　 B. planting　　　　 C. to plant　　　　　 D. to planting