A ) altered

B ) ranged

C ) separated

D ) differed

A ) wondered

B ) wonder

C ) to wonder

D ) wondering

A ) take in

B ) take up

C ) take over

D ) take after

A ) isolated

B ) isolating

C ) being isolated

D ) having been isolated

29.Although they plant trees in this area every year , the tops of some hills are still ——

A ) blank

B ) hollow

C ) vacant

D ) bare

A) with regard to

B ) as to

C)in relation to

D)wning to

A ) exchange

Transmit

Transfer

D ) remove

A) set about

B ) set down

C ) wet out

D ) set up

A ) originally

B ) extremely

C ) violently

D)intensively

A ) But for

B ) For all

C ) Above all

D ) Except for

A ) came across

B ) came about

C ) came after

D ) came at

A ) expending

B ) offering

C ) costing

D ) charging

37. The manager spoke highly of such ——as loyalty , courage and truthfulness shown by his employees .

A ) virtues

B ) features

C ) properties

D ) characteristics

A ) tough

B ) tense

C ) urgent

D)instant

A ) would go

B ) will go

C went

D ) have gone

40.When I try to understand——that prevents so many Americans from being as Happy as one might expect , it seems to me that there are two causes

A ) why it does

B ) what it does

CJ what it is

D ) why it is

A ) new computers had been installed in the buildings

B ) it occurred in the residential areas rather than on the highways

C ) large numbers of Los Angeles residents had gone for a holiday

D ) improvements had been made in the construction of / buildings and highways

A ) counterbalance an earthquake ' s action on the building

B ) predict the coming of an earthquake with accuracy

C ) help strengthen the foundation of the building

D ) measure the impact of an earthquake ' s vibrations

A ) would cause serious financial problems

B ) would / be worthwhile though costly

C ) would increase the complexity of architectural design

D ) can reduce the ground vibrations caused by earthquakes

A ) the increasing use of rubber and steel in capital construction

B ) the development of flexible building materials

C ) the reduction of the impact of ground vibrations

D ) early forecasts of earthquakes

A ) compare the consequences of the earthquakes that occurred in the U . S .

B ) encourage civil engineers to make more extensive use of computers

C ) outline the history of the development of quake - resistant building materials

D ) report new developments in constructing quake - resistant buildings

A ) review the decisions of referees at the 1998 World Cup

B ) analyze the causes of errors made by football referees

C ) set a standard for football refereeing

D ) reexamine the rules for football refereeing

-7. The number of refereeing errors in the experimental matches was ——

A ) slightly above average

B ) higher than in the 1998 World Cup

C ) quite unexpected

D ) as high as in a standard match