40. A. certain                B. great                 C. bad                   D. terrible

39. A. worried                     B. surprised           C. tired                 D. interested

38. A.  If                    B. Because             C. Although           D. When

37. A. own                   B. new                  C. final                 D. beginning

   --Well, it will start at 7:30.

   A. when the concert will start                      B. when will the concert start

   C. when does the concert start               D. when the concert started

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

   Jennifer and Valerie had been friends since Grade Three. Now they were driving together to their  37  high school event. Today was graduation day at their high school.  38  they were close friends, they were different in many ways. Jennifer was a diligent(勤奋的) student while Valerie was just mainly  39  in a good life.

   “Isn’t it  40  that we’ve all finished?” said Valerie. “I really want to have a good time this summer.”

   “  41  be nice,” Jennifer replied. “But I’m afraid I’ll have to work most of the summer to help pay for college expenses(费用).”

   Jennifer’s parents had only a small income(收入)and she had made up her  42  to have a job so that she could  43  money for her future studies.

   Valerie, on the other hand, came from a rich family. She didn’t want to work hard for  43  she had always got.

   “I really don’t want to go to college for a while,” she said. “My uncle has a restaurant  44  in the Bahamas and he has  45  me to spend a year there. That should give me plenty of  46  for the beach.”

   “It seems  47  will really be going different ways now,” thought Jennifer.

36. --Excuse me, could you tell me ________tomorrow evening?

35. --Where is Jim? Do you know?

   --I think he ________shopping.

   A. has been             B. went                        C. goes                         D. has gong

34. He had a fever this morning. His parents asked him _______the doctor.

   A. see                            B. saw                          C. to see                       D. seeing

33. The 29^th Olympic Games _______in August in Beijing this year.

   A. held                   B. will hold                  C. will be held              D. are held

32. --Are they free these days?

   --No. They are busy _______ready for the exam.

   A. get                            B. getting                     C. to get                       D. got