As ________ rule, parttime workers such as babysitters or English tutors are paid by ________ hour.
| A．the; an | B．a; an |
| C．a; the | D．the; / |
38. --- What are you going to do tomorrow?
--- I will go _____ with my friends on the lake.
| A．hunting | B．shopping | C．shipping | D．Boating |
37. He blew 10 dollars on a dinner. The underlined word probably means _____.
| A．obtained | B．spent | C．was fined | D．was robbed |
36. The entrance is _____ with such heavy stones as two or three big men can’t move.
| A．put | B．stopped | C．blocked | D．Closed |
35. The poor old man _____ blind when he was very young.
| A．went | B．got | C．made | D．Kept |
34. ----There's something wrong with the machine. Who is _____?
-----None. The machine is too old to work.
| A．blamed | B．scolded | C．to blame | D．answered for |