36. A survey asked British mums who work outside the home what they would most like for Mother's Day. And what did they reply? "Flowers? Chocolates? Dinner in Paris? " No, what 72% wanted was this: a little bit of time for mother.
A. to myself B. to mom C. for mom D. by myself
37. Of course, nobody ever thought the prime minister's job shall be easy.
A. would B. could C. will D. should
38. Downing Street is fighting fiercely for something it hopes it shall control: its reputation. "[The BBC] is now saying, 'Nobody ever said the prime minister told a lie,' but that's exactly what they're saying," Alastair Campbell, Blair's director of communications, told Newsweek. "That's pretty heavy."
A. could B. would C. can D. will
39. The made-in-America idea of the global brand has built a name that people will buy on faith, and the pioneer was Coca-Cola.
A. is building B. is to build C. was to build D. was building
40. For the least, American roots are no longer an easy selling point. Through much of the postwar period, US brands could play off this cachet; Levi's ad campaigns used wholesome themes of boy-meets-girl in a heartland American setting until the early 1990s.
A. At least B. At the least C. At most D. At the most
41. For me and my other classmates, trying to fathom what happened to our old school friend, we may never know if we really would grow up with a future terrorist.
A. grow up B. are growing up
C. grew up D. shall grow up
42. When I was an editor, I always preferred to apologise promptly, what the merits of the case, rather than face the expense and, importantly, the time consuming complexities and debilitating worry of litigation, libel being one of the least satisfactory branches of the law.
A. whichever, more importantly B. whatever, more important
C. whichever, more important C. whatever, more importantly
43. One morning my patience was growing thin during Mark talked once too often, and then I made a novice-teacher's mistake.
A. when B. as C. while D. whenever
44. One of the key features of CBI is the use of authentic "input" - in other words, "real" reading but listening material: magazine and newspaper articles, poems, short stories, brochures, excerpts from textbooks written for native speakers of English, radio interviews, lectures, and advertisements.
A. and B. or C. and/or D. Nil
45. In each person's life there are three stages. When one was young, people said, "He will do something." As he grew older and did nothing, they said, "He could do something if he found himself." Whe