31. If this notion catches on, we will soon find the biological community split into fuming factions.(       )

A. dominates                                                B. takes effect

C. influences                                                D. becomes popular

32. When he felt out of sorts, he would rave and stamp, or sink into suicidal gloom… (       )

A. in high spirits                                          B. in a bad temper

C. desperate                                                D. helpless

33. Big arguments stimulate their interest, and with luck engage their attention.(       )

A. give                                                       B. wake up

C. pay                                                         D. take up

34. Their ambitious schemes for making big money quickly came to nothing. (       )

A. took a chance                                         B. went into an action

C. got to the point                                        D. end in failure

35. Your ideas sound quite attractive, but I’m not sure whether they will work in practice.(       )

A. frequently                                                B. officially

C. actually                                                   D. formally

36. Queen Victoria reigned over the country for 63 years from 1837 to 1901.(       )

A. occupied                                                B. ruled

C. ruined                                                    D. controlled

37. The problem is that modern man seems unable to accommodate the new demands.(       )

A. meet                                                       B. modify

C. adjust                                                     D. evaluate

38. She tried to keep a sober face, but inside she rejoiced at the news.(       )

A. stationery                                               B. stable

C. stationary                                               D. serious

39. I knew by hearsay that he was the editor of the American Mercury, but aside from that I knew nothing about him.(       )

A. beside                                                     B. in addition to

C. beyond                                                    D. as well as

40. If, however, the change is big enough, resistance can’t be mobilized against it.(       )

A. motivated                                               B. organized

C. oriented                                                   D. removed