40.
(A) be
(B) being
(C) are
(D) were

36. (A) that (B) what (C) which (D) who

37. (A) demand (B) exclude (C) contain (D) command

38. (A) Contrarily (B) Consequently (C) However (D) Nonetheless

39. (A) instead (B) with regard to (C) so as to (D) rather than

41. According to the passage, what will happen to the dogs if they are sent to the shelters and not adopted? (A) They will be killed twenty days later. (B) They are trained to make a countdown. (C) They are doomed to die after twelve days. (D) All of them die within twelve days.

42. According to the passage, the purpose of the movie is to . (A) shock the audience with the horrible environment of shelters. (B) make all the viewers of the movie burst into tears. (C) improve the facilities to light up the dark animal shelters. (D) convey the correct attitude of raising animals.

43. Which of the followings is NOT the methods we can use to help save the stray animals? (A) Informing others of the concept of “adopting instead of abandoning animals” on the Internet. (B) Purchasing animals from the pet shops to decrease the number of stray animals. (C) Giving money to help the Animal Association or similar organizations. (D) Simply going to shelters to adopt stray animals to avoid their death.

44. In line 7, the underlined word “deteriorating” refers to . (A) enormous (B) worsening (C) organized (D) delightful

45. What can we infer from the passage? (A) Some animals inside the shelters were raised but later deserted by their owners. (B) The tragedy of the stray animals will certainly never happen again. (C) It is shameful to cry when seeing the poor animals in the documentary. (D) It is possible for a person to lead to some changes of the current situation.

46. What is Bitcoin? (A) It is one of the traditional currencies. (B) It is an engineering software. (C) It is the latest application on the cell phones. (D) It is the digital coin mainly used on the Internet.