(  )40.  All the clerks went home _______ Mr. Wang, for he had to finish his work.

      A. except                    B. besides                   C. without

(  )39. --I haven't been to the aquarium before. How about you, Tom?    -- Me

      A. too                       B. either                     C. neither

(  )38.  Kelly cooked dinner ________ her parents while they were cleaning the yard.

      A. with                    B. for                     C. to

(  )37. --Do you mind opening the window?

  --  _____ . Go ahead please.

      A. Certainly                 B. Yes, I do                C. No, not at all.

(  )36. --Could I have a look at the photo of your family, Sam?

  --Of course you

      A. may                      B. can                       C. could

(  )35. --Scott has already returned to our town.

  --Really? Where _____ you ______ him?

      A. do; see                  B. have; seen               C. did; see

(  )34. This sweater doesn't suit me. It's a bit small. Could you give me_______ one?

      A. a large                   B. a larger                   C. the largest

(  )33．We have _______ rain this spring．The trees and grass don’t grow well．

    A．1ittle    B．a little    C．a few

(  )32．Rick，this is my notebook．Where is――?

    A．his    B．yours    C．mine

(  )31．--What’s this in English?   一It’s_____ ruler．

  A．a    B．the    C．不填