40．Fred is second to none in math in our class, but 　　　, he hardly passed the final math exam.

　　　 A．as a matter of fact　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．as usual

　　　 C．right away　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．believe it or not

39．The sentence “All the students haven’t passed the exam.” Means 　　　.

　　　 A．None of the students have passed the exam.

　　　 B．Not all the students have passed the exam.

　　　 C．None of the students have failed in the exam.

　　　 D．Most of the students haven’t passed t he exam.

38．　　　　 children whose parents　 had died in the earthquake　　 　sent to live with families in other cities.

　　　 A．A great number of; was　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．A great number of; were

　　　 C．The great number of; was　　　　　　　　　　 D．The great number of; were

37．When the children were told that they could go to the USA for month’s tour, they could hardly

　　 　　　　to tell their friends about it.

　　　 A．remember　　　　　　 B．wait　　　　　　　　　　 C．afford　　　　　　　　 D．determine

36．He is very stubborn; don’t 　　　　to his opinion. Just stick to your own.

　　　 A．give in　　　　　　　　 B．give up　　　　　　　　 C．give away　　　　　　 D．give out

35． 　　　　　of the students went to cheer for their football teams this Friday.

　　　 A．One-four of　　　　 B．A quarter　　　　　　 C．One-fourth of　　　 D．One-fourth

34．The doctor 　　　is leaving for Africa next month.

　　　 A．the nurse is talking to　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．whom the nurse is talking to him

　　　 C．whom the nurse is talking 　　　　　　　　　 D．the nurse is talking to whom

33．It is on 1^st September 　　　students begin a new school year in China.

　　　 A．when　　　　　　　　　 B．that　　　　　　　　　　 C．who　　　　　　　　　　 D．what

32．-I’ve won a prize of going to Britain with a summer camp.

　　　 -Congratulations! How long　　　　 　there?

　　　 A．are you staying　　 B．did you stay　　　　 C．have you stayed　 D．were you staying

31．-What do you think of the Chinese language today?

　　　 -Quite popular. It 　　　　　communicating with other countries. More and more foreign friends are learning Chinese now.

　　　 A．plays an important role in　　　　　　　　　　　 B．gets along well with

　　　 C．is based on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．is made use of