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 后面从句动词用过去式.

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： 我们尽力用更少的钱和人力来把工作做得更好；注意less修饰不可数名词，few修饰可数名词，little修饰不可数名词，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： 这是一个好的建议！让我们完成工作这样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： 注意用被动形式，“比较”这个动作是被动的；另外，如果没有B项的话，A项也正确，但最常用省略When的这种；与整个地球来比，最高的山峰看起来也不算什么了。

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： 这棵树看起来好像很长时间没有浇过水了；注意用被动形式。