35. He had great difficulty in supporting his family because he had been ______ off work for a long time.

A. laid　　　　　 B. taken　　　　　 C. separated　　　　　 D. cut

34. Don’t be worried; we’ll try every possible means to ______ the needs of you.

　 A. satisfy　　　　　　 B. please　　　　　 C. meet　　　　　 D. give

33. Her son, to whom she was so ______, went abroad ten years ago.

　 A. loved　　　　 B. cared　　　　 C. devoted　　　　 D. affected (上海卷)

32. -When was the meeting over?

　 - Shortly after you left it ______ to an end.

　 A. put　　　　　　 B. went　　　　 C. came　　　　　 D. brought

31. -What do you think of the girl?

　 -She is a strong girl and is never easy to lose _____ before hardship.

　 A. heart　　　　　　 B. face　　　　　 C. hand　　　　 D. arm

30.American women usually identify their best friend as someone_____ they can talk frequently.

A. who　　　　 B. as　　　　 C. about which　　　 D. with whom　 (上海卷)

29. They started off late and got to the airport with few minutes to ______.

　 A. spare　　　　　 B. catch　　　　　　 C. leave　　　　 D. make

28. Mr. Stevens kept ______ of his business by telephone when be was in hospital.

A. relation　　　　 B. connection　　　　 C. information　　　　 D. track

27. The old furniture was taken out to ______ the new.

　 A. make room for　　 B. make rooms to　　 C. make place for　　 D. make places to

26. I will show you how to hit the ball and then you must ______ my example.

　 A. copy　　　　　　 B. watch　　　　　 C. set　　　　　　　 D. make