40. —I really thought I’d be offered the chance.

　 —Oh, well, ____, Vicky.

　 A. you’re right　　　 B. best wishes　　　 C. better luck next time　　　　 D. congratulations

39. An increase in the price of drugs has _____ the rising cost of medical care.

　 A. contributed to　　 　　　 B. brought up　　 　　C. burst into　　 　　　 D. resulted from

38. _____ being too large, the color and the style of the dress suit me well.

　 A. Apart from　　 　 B. As well as　　 　C. Besides　　 　　 D. Instead of

37. It’s very dangerous to be ____ to the SARS virus without any protection.

　 A. disclosed　 　　B. uncover　 　　C. affected　 　　D. exposed

36. Officials believe that more than one person _____ for the big fire.

　 A. is to be blamed　　 　　　 　　B. should blame　　　

　 C. should be blaming　　　 　　 D. is to blame

35. Father ____ , I turned on the computer.

　 A. agreed　　　　　　 B. agreeing　　　　　 C. agrees　　　　 D. to agree

34. I would appreciate ____ if you can keep an eye on my dog while I am away.

　 A. you　　　　 B. that　　　　 C.不填　　　　 D. it

33. The old temple damaged in the earthquake ____ the Qing Dynasty.

　 A. is dated back to　　 B. dates from　　　 C. dated back to　 　　D. was dating from

32. The medical team left the village with great satisfaction, ____ a lot of local villagers.

　 A. treating　 　　　　　　 B. having treated　　　　 C. to treat　 　　　　　　　 D. treated