38. Afternoon tea was introduced in England by Anna, the 7th Duchess of Bedford, in the year 1840, _____ the evening meal was served fashionably late at 8 o’clock, thus _____ a long period of time between lunch and dinner.
| A．in her household… leaving | B．in whose household…leaving |
| C．in her household…left | D．in whose household…left |
________ all the homework assigned by the school, the students have to work at it till midnight.
| A．Completing | B．To complete |
| C．Having completed | D．To have completed |
________ in the countryside made Mr. Wilson very hardworking when he was very young.
| A．Bringing up | B．Having brought up |
| C．Being brought up | D．Brought up |
—The cars give off a great deal of waste gas in the streets.
—Yes. But I'm sure something will be done to ________ air pollution.
| A．reduce | B．remove |
| C．collect | D．warn |
It's a headache trying to ________ in a strange, new town. I will just take a taxi and avoid all the trouble.
| A．settle down | B．work out |
| C．get around | D．hold out |
Many people headed for the water to ________， including rivers, bays in the seaside of the country.
| A．put off | B．cut off |
| C．pull off | D．cool off |