36. —Do you think she’s going to leave? —The had crossed my mind.

　　A.matter B.hope C.desire D.thought

　　解析 think→thought(想法)

　　37. we move the picture over there? Do you think it will look better?

　　A.If only B.What if C.As if D.Even if

　　解析 what…if 如果。。。怎么办呢?/ 即使。。。又有什么关系呢?

　　What if you fail? 即使你失败了又有什么关系呢?

　　38._________ happened to be no one in the building when the fire broke out.

　　A. It B. There C. This D.That

　　解析There was no one in the building when the fire broke out.

　　Do you expect there to be a possibility that Palestine and Israel will make a peace agreement after

　　Yasser Arafar died.

　　39. He left with the secretary that he would call again in the afternoon. He said he would keep .

　　A.words; his words B.word; his word C.word; word D.the word; his word

　　解析 word消息,口信时不加冠词.keep/break one’s word信守/违背诺言(为固定结构)

　　I received word of his safe arrival./ Word came that…

　　40. I am afraid I am not fit for the job, for it is calling for much patient.

　　A.which B.what C.one D.that

　　解析 It is a job(one) calling for much patient.

　　41. —Why? Where is the key to the meeting room? —Dear me! You it in the taxi!

　　A.had never left B.didn’t leave C.never left D.haven’t left

　　解析 You never left it in the taxi!你不会把它忘在出租车里了吧.(加强语气)

　　42. —I didn’t go to the Museum yesterday. —Yes, but I would rather you there too.

　　A.went B.had gone C.should go D.would have gone

　　解析 would rather + 虚拟语气(sb did/ sb had done)

　　I would rather you studied hard.(you don’t study hard at present.)

　　I would rather I had studied hard when I was at school.(I regretted that I didn’t studied hard in the past.)

　　43. They _______ a certain amount of working experience through volunteer work.

　　A. attempted B. accumulated C. abandoned D. accomplished

　　解析 考词义accumulate 积累; attempt尝试 ;abandon抛弃,放弃; accomplish 完成

　　44. “Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.” is a proverb, ______ life is beautiful and full of

　　frustrations as well

　　A. means B. to mean C. meaning D. meant

　　解析 meaning= which means

　　45. He proved himself a true gentleman and the beauty of his _______ was seen at its best when he worked with others.

　　A. temper B. appearance C. talent D. character

　　解析 考词义. the beauty of his character人格的魅力

　　46. Nowadays sending e-mails to each other is a way many a student _______ what they think.

　　A. conveys B. convey C. account D. accounts

　　解析 convey 表达Words can’t convey my feelings.言语无法表达我的心情.

　　Many a +名词/more than one +名词/every…and every…/ no…and no…等作主语,虽表示复数意义但谓语动词用单数.

　　47.The athletes spent as much time getting trained as they __ studying.

　　A. were B. had C. did D. disliked

　　解析：did=spent

　　48. ---He was nearly drowned in a pool.

　　---Oh, when was ___ exactly?

　　--- It was in 1983 ____ he was swimming with his friends.

　　A. this; that B. that; when C. that; that D. what; when

　　解析：That，it都指那件事 第二句补充完整为 He was nearly drowned in 1983 when he was swimming with his friends.

　　49. --- I am going downtown. --- Come on. _________.

　　Don't do that. B. You are welcome. C. Come with me. D. I'll give you a lift.

　　解析：让某人搭便车

　　50. --- Does anybody want an extra ticket to go to the cinema?

　　--- Whom would you rather ______ with you, George or me?

　　A. have go B. have gone C. to go D. going

　　解析：疑问句改为陈诉句you would rather have whom go with you. 另短语Have sb do