40. Those books were _______ adults, so it’s unnecessary for teenagers to digest them carefully.

　 A. devoted to　　　 B. intended for　　 C. connected with　　 D. introduced to

39. ---You seemed to be impressed by his skill.

　 ---No. It was his courage ________ his skill that really impressed me.

　 A. but also　　　　 B. as well as　　　 C. except for　　　　 D. rather than

38.This is the best way I could think of ______________ into the dangerous area.

　 A. stopped people getting　　　　　　 B. to protect people from getting

　 C. to prevent people getting　　　　　 D. keeping people from getting

37. The news that he failed in the exam _____________ his unhappiness this morning.

　 A. accounted for　 　B. accounting for　 　C. had accounted for　 D. to account for

36. We must face the fact __________ our time is limited and we must cherish every minute.

　 A. which　　　　 　B. on which　　　 　C. that　　　　　　 D. why

35.When and where I shall go for this summer vacation_________ yet

　 A. has not decided　　　　　　　　　　 B. are not decided　

C. has not been decided　　　　　　　　 D. is not being decided　

34. Mr Smith, _________ of the ___________speech, started to read a novel.

　 A. tired, boring　　 B. tiring, bored　　 C. tired, bored　　 　　D. tiring, boring

33. ----Could I ask you a rather personal question?　

---- __________________

A. Yes, don’t worry.　　　　　　　　　 B. Of course, go ahead.

C. Yes, help yourself.　　　　　　　　　 D. Why not?

32. I want a large,________ box that won't break easily to contain some useful things.

A. genuine　　　 B. solid　　　　　 C. violent　　　　　 D. slight

31. Although a large _______ of money ______ used and a great ______ of doctors and nurses lost their lives in fighting against SARS, we were able to win the battle in the end.

　 A. number; was; amount　　　　　　 B. amount; was ; number

　 C. amount; were; number　　　　　　 D. number ; were; many