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37. But for your timely help at the end of last semester, I ________ the deadline for the term paper then. (A)missed(B)would miss (C)shall miss(D) would have missed

38. According to the Central Weather Administration, the temperature reached a ________ 38.7°C in the first week of June this year. (A)breaking-record(B)broken-record(C)record-breaking(D)record-broken

39. The students left the classroom with the air-conditioner ________ and the fans turned on, which caused huge waste of electricity. (A)being operated(B)operated (C)operating(D) was operating

40. The enthusiastic worker had the least difficulty of all the employees ________ worked in the accounting department. (A)who(B)whom (C)whose(D) which

42. (A)releasing(B)is released (C)has released(D) has been released

43. (A)above(B)along (C)among(D) around

44. (A)With regard to(B)In addition to (C)As part of(D) To speak of

45. (A)A(B)As (C)The(D) For

46. What is the purpose of the passage? (A)To argue for the importance of caffeine consumption in a day. (B)To illustrate how to sleep well after drinking afternoon coffee. (C)To dispel the misconception of caffeine overdose before sleep. (D)To report a recent study on caffeine consumption before sleep.

47. According to the passage, why is the study significant? (A)The study was first to examine the effect of various amount of caffeine on nightly sleep. (B)The study was first to include participants’ written sleep diaries to keep their sleep records. (C)The study investigated the effect of caffeine on nightly sleep in specific times before bedtime. (D)The study recruited volunteer males and females to participate in the experiment on caffeine consumption.