38．A．students         B．children         C．classmates       D．family

37．A．a(chǎn)s               B．1ike             C．so               D．a(chǎn)s if

36．A．how              B．what             C．why              D．that

I never really wanted to work for good  39  in math class．I never knew how to study math and never understood some of the concepts．I can remember trying to sneak out of the classroom  40  Ms．Pam caught me and yelled across the  41  , “Lauren, are you coming to extra help during lunch?”It was a nightmare…she would always  42  me with one foot out of the door, it never  43  ．Even then l just thought of it as a thing I had to do．It was funny to see how everyone would be in her room during lunch and then again after schoo1．She would  44  everyone to come every day, just so we could do our homework in  45  ．

Many of the students thought of her as a bit of nag, but  46  they knew that she was right and  47  for it．Many of her tests were hard at first, but as the year progressed, so did I．I knew that it was because of her．

Even outside class, she was  48  as ever．She always wanted to know what was going on in my(and everyone else’s)life, and she was always looking out for everyone’s best interest．

Ms．Pam is a sweet woman with a sense of  49  that you just have to laugh at．When regents were approaching, she was more concerned than ever about everyone doing well．Many of her precious students  50  high, and so she  51  the same from us．Day after day there were students in the classroom  52  problems．When it was time for our big test, I knew I was ready．I walked out of that test with my head  53  ．I knew that I was a  54  and Ms．Pam had made me that way．I appreciated all the hard work that she put into helping me and my fellow students．I knew that I would  55  her．

35．After the bell rings, which indicates the ending of the exam, you      stay where you are until all your papers are collected．

A．shall                B．would            C．will             D．can

34．The problems       at the meeting tomorrow are really hard to solve．

    A．discussed            B．to discuss           C．to be discussed      D．discussing

33．――Will you come to my office when you       your work?

――Sure．

    A．finished         B．a(chǎn)re finishing        C．have finished        D．will finish

32．――Can I help you．sir?

――I      if you      tell me the way to the Grand Hotel．

    A．wonder; can                          B．have wondered; could

    C．a(chǎn)m wondering; can                        D．wondered; could

31．The number of people, who have access to their own cars,      sharply in the past decade．

    A．rose             B．is rising            C．have risen       D．has risen