39. His Selected Poems ________ first published in 1986.

　　 A. were　　　 　　　 B. was　　　　 　 C. has been　 　　　　 D. is

38. -The education system rather than the teachers _____ to answer for the overburden on the students.

　 　-I agree. I hope the reform being carried out in our country will hang about the _______ results.

A. me; desired　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. is; desired　　

C. are; desiring　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. is; desiring

37. As a result of destroying the forests, a large _______ of desert _________ covered the land.

　 A. number; has　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. quantity; has　

　　 C. number; have 　　　　　　　　　　 D. quantity; have

36. The engineer and worker referred to ____________ to design something.

　　 A. be going　 　　　 B. are going　 　 C. be likely　 　　　　 D. is going

35. An iron and steel works, with some satellite factories _________ to be built here.

　　 A. is 　　　　　　　 B. are　　　　 　 C. was　　　　 　　　 D. were

34. There are _______ flowers shown in the park and ________ people go to have a look.

　　 A. varieties of; various　　　 　　　　　 B. a plenty of; many

　　 C. various; many a　　　　　 　　　　 D. quite a few; quite a little

33. Everybody in our country, men and women, old and young, ________ sports and games.

　　 A. are fond of　　　　 B. enjoys　　　　 C. go in for　　　　　 D. take part in

32. Despite much research, there are still certain elements in the life cycle of the insect that _______ not fully understood.

　　 A. are　　　　　　　 B. were　　　　 C. is　　　　　　　　　 D. was

31. Though small, the ant is as much a creature as _______ all other animals on earth.

　　 A. are 　　　　　　 B. is　　　　　　　 C. do　　　　　　　 D. have

30. E-mail, as well as telephones, _______ an important part in daily communication.

　　 A. is playing 　　　　　　 B. have played 　 C. are playing 　　　 D. play