38．- It has rained for a day. What a timely rain it is!

　　　 A．So it is　　　 　　 B．So is it　　 　　　　 C．So it has　　　　 D．So has it

37．They caught the enemy ____, who were seriously wounded but still ____.

　　　 A．living; live　 　　　　　 B．live; living 　　　　 C．alive; alive 　　　　　 D．alive; live

36．After staying in hospital for long, the patient was advised to go to the seaside to___ his health.

　　　 A．take up　　 　　　　 B．pick up　　 　　　 C．carry up　　 　　　 D．make up

35．-Are you still busy?

　　 -Yes, I___my work, and it won't take long.

　　 A, just finish　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B．am just finishing

C．have just finished　　　　　　　 　　 D．am just going to finish

34．At the railway station, the mother waved goodbye to her daughter until the train was

　　 A．out of sight　 　　 B．out of reach　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．out of order　　 D．out of place

33．Do you know anything about the difficulty he had ____him?

　　 A．persuaded 　　　　 B．persuading　 　　　 C．to persuade　　 D．for persuading

32．Australian English differs ___ British English ___ that some of the vocabulary has

　　 special meanings.

　　 A．from; in　　 　　 B．with; in　　 　　 C．from; except　　 D．with; except

31．Last year, the number of people who died increased _　 _ 2% ___ 5% the year before last.

　　 A．at; comparing to　　　　　 　　　　　　 B．to; comparing with

　　 C．for; to compare with　　　 　　　　　　　 D．by; compared with

30．It was not until last night____ he finally made up his mind.

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

29．When ____, the museum will be open to the public next year.

　　 A．completed 　　　　 B．completing　 　　　 C．being completed D．to be completed