32.
(A) set up
(B) stood up
(C) paid back
(D) hold back

28. The use of robots and automated machinery has eliminated certain _______ factory jobs.(A) tedious(B) thrilling(C) timid(D) thrifty

29. Many people find chocolate _______.(A) tempting(B) tender(C) temperate(D) forceful

30. Since it is already midnight, we _______ now.(A) had better leaving(B) had better leave(C) had better to leave(D) had better have left

31. (A) through (B) from (C) away (D) out

33. (A) looked up to (B) passed by (C) kept in touch with (D) come up with

34. (A) as soon as (B) so that (C) as long as (D) for fear that

35. (A) remains (B) removes (C) releases (D) relieves

複選題36. By the time new doctors get a job and try to finish their theses in spare time,_________.(A) most of them died of some sickness(B) their holidays and evenings have been ruined by their jobs(C) most of them are completely tired of the narrowly defined subject(D) most of their grants run out

37. Oxford University would be excluded out of those universities that receive PhD grants from ESRC, because the completion rate of its PhD students' theses within four years is lower than _________.(A) 25%(B) 40%(C) 39%(D) 10%

38. All the following statements are the arguments against ESRC's policy except _________.(A) all the institutions on the blacklist are arbitrary and negative(B) there is no hard evidence to prove that faster completion rates result from greaterefficiency rather than lower standards or less ambitious doctoral topics(C) many of the best students go quickly into jobs where they can apply their researchskills, but consequently take longer to finish their theses(D) some polytechnics are penalized by random fluctuations in student performance