36. I’d rather you _____ anything about it for the time being.
A. do B. don’t C. didn’t do D. didn’t
答案： C
解析： I’d rather 后面從句動詞用過去式.
37. We must manage to do our work better with ____ people.
A. less money and few B. less money and fewer
C. little money and less D. few money and less
答案： B
解析： 我們盡力用更少的錢和人力來把工作做得更好；注意less修飾不可數名詞，few修飾可數名詞，little修飾不可數名詞，表否定。
38. That’s a good suggestion! Let’s finish our work _____ we can be free this evening.
A. now that B. that C. because D. so that
答案： D
解析： 這是一個好的建議！讓我們完成工作這樣今天晚上就可以自由了； now that 既然，由于。
39. _____ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.
A. When compared B. Compared
C. While comparing D. Comparing
答案： B
解析： 注意用被動形式，“比較”這個動作是被動的；另外，如果沒有B項的話，A項也正確，但最常用省略When的這種；與整個地球來比，最高的山峰看起來也不算什么了。
40. That tree looked as if it _____ for a long time.
A. hasn’t watered B. didn’t water
C. hadn’t been watered D. wasn’t watered
答案： C
解析： 這棵樹看起來好像很長時間沒有澆過水了；注意用被動形式。
