37.In some areas China is（ ）the developed countries,

37.In some areas China is（ ）the developed countries,
but it will take some years before we can catch up with them.
A.growing into
B.whipping up
C.gaining on
D.heading for
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38.Japan's productivity has overtaken America's in
some manufacturing industries,but elsewhere the United States has （ ）its lead.
A.take up
B.brought back
C.rested on
D.clung to
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39.Wireless waste from cell phones,pocket PCs,and
music players （ ） special problems because they have toxic chemicals in
batteries and other components.
A.expose
B.commit
C.pose
D.transport
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40.Henry stood by me when I most needed it.I will
always （ ） that.
A.impress
B.register
C.pledge
D.appreciate
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41.Scientists have discovered many planets orbiting
distant stars,all are （ ）to life.
A.unlikely
B.unfriendly
C.forbidden
D.vulnerable
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42.For traditional Chinese painters,fame and fortune
come late,and it is （ ）for artists to hold their first exhibitions when they
are over seventy years old.
A.hardly common
B.less frequent
C.not unheard of
D.just usual
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43.Makers of consumer electronics will pay for
environmental sanitation services to collect and （ ） used refrigerators,
computers and televisions under the new rules.
A.discharge
B.distribute
C.dispose of
D.deal with
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44.The problem of poverty is particularly （ ） in rural
areas where one in three adults is unemployed.
A.offensive
B.significant
C.acute
D.frail
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